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to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to implement the School Estate Plan in accordance with the revised timeline presented at Appendix 1 of the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which set out a draft revised timeline for the continued implementation of the recommended actions from the School Estate Plan.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to implement the School Estate Plan in accordance with the revised timeline presented at Appendix 1 of the report.

The Convener, seconded by the Vice Convener, moved the recommendation as contained in the report.

Councillor Blake, seconded by Councillor Grant, moved as an amendment:-

That the Committee:-

(a)      note that in appendix 1, the full business case for Bucksburn Academy extension was scheduled for winter 2024/25;

(b)      agree that Bucksburn Academy required a permanent extension because it was over capacity with a pupil roll of 890 and a capacity of 765;

(c)      agree that the temporary extension had a planning condition to remove within 5 years of planning consent given on 1 September 2022;

(d)      agree that for a permanent extension to be available before September 2027, then a full business case must be expedited rather than delayed by a year;

(e)      note the inclusion of ‘St Peter’s School Refurbishment’ within the School Estate Plan, following the approval of officer recommendations at the Education and Children’s Services Committee in November 2023;

(f)       note that officers had advised Committee members that the new Riverbank Primary school would now not be completed until at least ‘late 2024’ and that progress for the St Peter’s School Refurbishment was interdependent upon completion of the new Riverbank Primary School; and

(g)      instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to report to the next meeting of Education and Children’s Services Committee, following decisions made at the Council budget meeting, setting out clear milestones against the St Peter’s School Refurbishment section of the School Estate Plan.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (12) – the Convener; the Vice Convener; Councillors Boulton, Bouse, Brooks, Hazel Cameron, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLeod, McRae and Radley; and Mrs Smith; for the amendment (5) – Councillors Blake and Grant; and Mrs Cardno, Mr Crawford and Mr Murray; declined to vote (1) – Ms Munro; and absent from the division (2) – Mr Regmi and Miss Scott.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.