Decision details

Between 19 January 2015 and 13 February 2015 the authority consulted on a proposal to permanently expand Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School in Chorley, with effect from September 2016.

After carefully considering the outcome of the consultation and agreeing (on 7 April 2015) to proceed with the proposal, the authority published a statutory notice on 21 April 2015. In accordance with the statutory process (as per the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools)(England) Regulations 2013 for school expansion proposals, the Notice invited representations (objections or comments) within the statutory four-week notice period, i.e. from 21 April to 18 May 2015.

Under the statutory school expansion process, a decision should now be taken about the proposal. If the authority fails to decide the proposal within two months from the end of the representation period, the proposal and any representations about the proposals must be passed to the schools adjudicator for decision.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and Standing Order 25 has been complied with.

County Councillor Matthew Tomlinson, the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools:

(i)  Considered the information in this report;

(ii)  Conditionally approved the proposal to make a prescribed alteration to Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School by permanently expanding the number of places available from 30 to 60 pupils for reception year in September 2016 and in subsequent reception years, subject to the granting of planning permission under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act; and

(iii) Approved that an appropriate statutory decision letter be sent out as specified under legal requirements to give the reasons for the decision to those who are to be informed of them.