Decision details

On 7 November 2013, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools approved the undertaking of stage 1 consultation on a proposal to enlarge Holly Grove School, Burnley.  Between 18 November and 20 December 2013, the authority consulted on the proposal to formally expand Holly Grove School from 50 places to 70 places with effect from September 2014.  

Under the statutory process, the authority is now required to consider the responses to the consultation and to decide whether to proceed to the next stage and publish statutory notices. The purpose of this report is to provide the information necessary for that decision to be taken.

The Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools:

(i) noted the consultation arrangements which were undertaken and the responses that were received in respect of the authority's proposals; and

(ii) agreed to the authority publishing a statutory notice to formally expand the number of approved places available at Holly Grove School, Burnley from 50 to 70 places with effect from 1 September 2014.