Issue - meetings

(i)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to carry out a statutory public consultation on the proposal to establish a new primary school at Bucksburn/Newhills, and on proposed changes to the existing school catchment area for Brimmond School, to create a new catchment area which would be served by the proposed new school;

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to provide Members with a firm date for the statutory consultation and to report the date to the next Committee meeting; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to report back to the Committee on the outcomes of the consultation at the first available meeting following conclusion of the consultation process.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which sought approval to carry out a statutory public consultation on the establishment of a new primary school and catchment area to serve new housing developments at Bucksburn/Newhills.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to carry out a statutory public consultation on the proposal to establish a new primary school at Bucksburn/Newhills, and on proposed changes to the existing school catchment area for Brimmond School, to create a new catchment area which would be served by the proposed new school; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to report back to the Committee on the outcomes of the consultation at its next available meeting following conclusion of the consultation process.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to carry out a statutory public consultation on the proposal to establish a new primary school at Bucksburn/Newhills, and on proposed changes to the existing school catchment area for Brimmond School, to create a new catchment area which would be served by the proposed new school;

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to provide Members with a firm date for the statutory consultation and to report the date to the next Committee meeting; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to report back to the Committee on the outcomes of the consultation at the first available meeting following conclusion of the consultation process.