RESOLVED:

1.      Cabinet approves the proposal for a prescribed alteration to expand Dundonald Primary School from 210 places plus nursery to 420 places plus nursery with a permanent admission number of 60 per year from September 2015.

2.      That the reason for this decision is to provide basic need school places in the local area and the expansion of Dundonald Primary Schoolprovides extra places in an area of demand at a successful and popular school. The council’s Head of Education is satisfied that the leadership of the school has the management capacity to continue to raise standards while the school expands.

3.      Cabinet notes that a report on appropriation of land from Dundonald Recreation Ground is being made to this Cabinet meeting and would need to be agreed before this prescribed alteration can be approved.