Decision details

1920018 - Relocation of Levett Upper School

Decision Maker: Director of Learning, Opportunities and Skills

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This building will replace the existing unsustainable Levett Upper building, costs of which can be offset against this new provision. To sustain the existing Levett Upper building would require significant financial investment and would provide very little value to the learning provision landscape.
This development will also provide permanent Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) places for vulnerable Doncaster Children who currently have no appropriate provision locally to be placed in. The Doncaster Children

Decision:

To obtain the lease for both the East Dene Centre and Lansdowne Centre, Lansdowne Road, Intake, Doncaster, to establish specialist SEMH places within this setting and to close the existing Levett Upper Facility. This has now been agreed by Strategic Assets Board.

Alternative options considered:

To commission an external provider to establish the development.

Publication date: 19/09/2019

Date of decision: 30/08/2019

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