Decision details

The Authority is committed to taking the land to market for housing development and as part of these proposals; the initial access will be via the new roundabout that was in installed as part of the waste transfer station at Kirk Sandal. The new road will open the site for the initial access into the SEND school with identified spurs for housing and the proposed new primary school.
The funding body, the DfE, would normally only fund the works within the red line boundary of the project, therefore the services up to this boundary will need to be paid for by the Authority. The estimated cost of this work was £180k, the DfE have exceptionally agreed to pay 50% of this cost, £95k, because the initial feasibility request did not highlight the need for this
commitment from ourselves to deliver the project. The remaining 50% would be funded by the Authority.
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Doncaster Council has submitted a bid to self-deliver a new special (SEND Communication and Interaction) free school on the vacant land behind Hungerhill school. The project will be part of the wider development of the site that includes over 500 houses and site for a new school and whilst the original plan was to run concurrent this is no longer possible because of different funding streams and priorities. The ESFA have offered a fixed budget for the red line boundary of the proposed school and as part of Doncaster’s commitment to the wider site and predicted receipts have agreed to commit £245k for the access road and services up the red line boundaries to support both projects.
ODR 1819030, signed on 10/10/18 approved the allocation of £150,000 to provide for the access road. This ODR is for the approval of £95,000 for the provision of services up to the red line boundary of the allocated site.

Seek additional funding from the ESFA to cover the remaining £95k to cover the remaining £95k cost of services.
An application for additional funding would be required which would require the application being referred for Ministerial approval. This is not a recommended option.