Decision details

At its meeting on 10 December 2015 the Cabinet agreed the publication of appropriate statutory notices to:

• increase the capacity of Ninian Park Primary School from 2FE to 3FE with additional part-time nursery places serving the age range 3-11 on its existing site from September 2017.

• establish a new 2 FE Welsh-medium primary school with nursery on the Hamadryad site located adjacent to the Hamadryad playing fields off Hamadryad Road, Cardiff.  The School is to open initially at 1FE only in temporary accommodation adjacent to the Ninian Park Primary School site in the accommodation formerly occupied by Ysgol Tan yr Eos on Virgil Street, Cardiff from September 2016 and transfer to its permanent site adjacent to Hamadryad Park from September 2017.

This report is to advise the Cabinet of any objections received, the Council’s response to these objections and recommendations for implementation or otherwise of the proposal.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the proposals as set out in paragraph 1 without modification be approved.

2.            officers be authorised to take the appropriate actions to implement the proposals as set out in paragraph 1.

3.            Officers be authorised to publish a summary of the statutory objections and the Authority’s response to those objections (referred to as the “Objection Report”) within 7 days of the determination of the proposal.

4.            Officers be authorised to publish the decision within 7 days of determination of the proposal.

5.            Approval be delegated, only following the respective grant approvals by Welsh Government, of any necessary contracts to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources & Section 151 Officer, Director of Legal Services and the Cabinet Members for Corporate Services & Performance and Education &Skills.

6.            the approval of the Governing Body of St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School of the proposal to increase the capacity of the school from 1FE to 2FE with nursery places from September 2017 be noted.

Public consultation ran from 07 September to 19 October 2015 which included consultation with Members, the local community, staff and Governors of the schools affected, other local schools, pupils and other stakeholders.