Contact: Bob Eardley, Strategic Planning Manager, 01962 846275;

email: [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

1 That the following be approved:

a) for submission to Cabinet:

i) the capital programme for 2005/06 to 2008/09 as set out in Appendix 1;

ii) deferral of schemes and resources from the 2004/05 capital programme to 2005/06 totalling £5.292m;

iii) transfer from 2004/05 to 2005/06 of retained capital receipt resources totalling £1.500m;

b) for submission to the Executive Member, Policy and Resources:

i) the addition of a major scheme at Calmore Infant School to provide resourced provision for language impairment, an early years area and an area base for the Early Education and Childcare Unit, at an estimated cost of £0.438m;

ii) the addition of resources of £0.800m to the provision in the 2004/05 capital programme for minor works for specialist schools;

iii) the addition of a major project at Chiltern Primary School, Basingstoke to the 2004/05 capital programme, at an estimated cost of £1.850m, subject to approval of prudential borrowing of £1.805m against the anticipated capital receipt from the sale of the former Worting Infant School site;

iv) the application for planning permission for temporary classrooms to be located on the following sites:

Crescent Primary, Eastleigh - one double unit until 31 January 2009;

Linden Education Centre, Farnborough - block with five teaching spaces, office and toilets until 31 January 2009;

Marchwood Junior - one single unit until 31 August 2006;

Pinewood Infant - temporary school until 31 January 2009;

Priestlands Community, Lymington - one double unit until 30 September 2005;

Yateley Community - one triple unit until 31 January 2009.

c) earmarking of £0.165m within the 2004/05 capital programme to fund the initial costs of progressing land sales to achieve capital receipts.

2 Reason

This decision supports Aim 1 of the Corporate Strategy ((Maximising life opportunities) and Aim 5 (Improving services) by proposing by proposing allocations of funding to improve the learning environments of Hampshire schools.

3 Other options considered and rejected:

None.

4 Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

None.

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

Not applicable.

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

Not applicable.

Approved by: Date:

Councillor D Allen 20 January 2005