Issue - decisions

The Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills has approved the following:

(1) That a budget of £53.845m be allocated to enable completion of the design; a procurement process for contractor appointment; submission of a reserved matters planning application and the delivery of a new secondary school to serve the Burgess Hill Northern Arc and wider locality. This is in addition to the £3.215m previously approved by decision LS03(21/22) which funded progression of the design giving a total budget of £57.060m.

(2) That all further decisions in relation to this project are delegated to the Assistant Director (Property and Assets), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills, to enter into a contract or contracts which will allow the delivery of the project within the overall agreed budget.

(3) To delegate authority to the Assistant Director (Property and Assets), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills, to enter into an agreement to rent temporary accommodation for up to one year (if required) to support this project within a financial limit of £900,000.