Purpose

The council seeks approval to enter
a short-term lease with the developer for the accommodation of
South Quay College. The current provision is being closed by the
DFE in July 23 and there remains a continued need to ensure
adequate provision for these pupils with Tower Hamlets, which
cannot be accommodated in existing LBTH sites. Whilst this lease is
a temporary occupation, there is an intended wider long-term
solution for students with additional needs which is anticipated to
address the physical site accommodation past 2024.

Content

Reasons for urgency were noted and approved.
 
DECISION:
 
1.   
To authorise the Director of Integrated Growth and Development
following consultation with the Mayor to enter into a
lease with the developer of South Quays to the value set out within
the ‘Heads of Terms’ presented in Confidential Appendix
1 to the report, to ensure sufficient places for pupils with
additional needs from September 2023.
 
2.   
To agree the ‘Heads of Terms’, in Confidential Appendix
1 to the report, to enable the lease to be signed.
 
ACTION BY:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR CHILDREN AND
CULTURE (J. THOMAS)
Service head (Pupil
Access and School Sufficiency) (T. Bryan)