School Place Planning Annual Report (Report of the Director of the Children and Young People’s Service – Agenda Item 17)
In response to a question we noted thatthe first bullet point in paragraph 15.1 of the report should refer to ‘The school roll and lack of surplus situation in Northumberland Park Ward.’
We also noted that in addition to the areas of development in Tottenham Hale listed in paragraph 14.6 of the report a further housing development of thirty 3 or 4 bedroom units at Ferry Lane estate should also be borne in mind. Reference was also made to the large number of developments in Planning Area 1 (Alexandra, Fortis Green and Muswell Hill) which comprised 9 houses with four or five bedroom units and the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People indicated that she would take up with officers whether these could also be included in planning projections. We were informed that the Schools Admission Forum had recommended that close monitoring of school places in Planning Area 1 be included as a work priority.
Arising from our consideration of paragraph 9.2 of the report we asked that, having regard to the Government’s decision to abolish the School Organisation Committee, officers check with the DfEs about the proposal that if objections were received to a statutory proposal then the Schools Admission Forum would consider the proposal with regard to the statutory guidance and make recommendations to the Cabinet for consideration before making the final determination.
RESOLVED:
1. That, subject to the addition of close monitoring of the shortage of school places in Planning Area 1, approval be granted to the working priorities as set out in paragraph 15.1 of the interleaved report with any recommendations arising from this work being presented in July 2008.
2. That approval be granted to the new determination arrangements for statutory consultations as set out in Section 9 of the interleaved report.
3. That a further report on school places be presented in July 2008.