Purpose

The County Council has a
statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for all children
who need a place.
 
Lindfield Primary Academy is a
primary school based in Haywards Heath for pupils aged 4-11
years’ of age, managed and run by
the University of Brighton Academies Trust.  The school is a 3 form
entry (FE) school and in 2021 agreed to the County Council’s
request to take a bulge class due to the additional need for
primary pupil places in the Haywards Heath area. 
 
Additional external play space
and additional small temporary group space (outdoor classrooms) are
required so sufficient facilities are provided to accommodate the
increased pupil numbers.  Section 106
monies are available to fund a project for provision of these
additional facilities and it is proposed that this is delivered by
the school via a school managed project.  Approval is now sought for the passporting of the
required S106 funds to the school to enable delivery of the
project.

Decision

The Assistant Director (Property and Assets)
has approved:
 

(1)The passporting of a
maximum and not to be exceeded budget of £1,000,000 of
received S106 developer contributions to Lindfield Primary Academy,
in accordance with the relevant Section 106 Agreements, to fund the
work outlined in paragraph 2.2 of the report.

 

(2)The settlement and
completion of the Development and Funding agreement and charge
document as a condition for the transfer of funds.