Issue - meetings

Acre Wood Academy (previously Grove Park School)- award of building contract for new school facilities

Meeting: 25/09/2025 - Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Item 27)

27 Award a building contract for the provision of new secondary school accommodation at Acre Wood Academy, Crowborough pdf icon PDF 126 KB

Report by the Chief Operating Officer

Minutes:

27.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer together with exempt information in a later agenda item.

 

 

DECISIONS

 

27.2        The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

 

1) Approve the award of a building contract to Willmott Dixon to construct new secondary school accommodation at Acre Wood Academy adjacent to the primary school accommodation; and

 

2) Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to take all actions necessary to give effect to the recommendations in the report.

 

REASONS

 

27.3     The Acre Wood Academy capital project, Crowborough is an important part of the Council’s Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) place planning strategy. The new secondary school accommodation will deliver additional specialist provision to meet the needs of children with SEND requirements.


Meeting: 25/09/2025 - Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Item 29)

Award a building contract for the provision of new secondary school accommodation at Acre Wood Academy, Crowborough - Exempt information

Report by the Chief Operating Officer

Minutes:

29.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer which provided exempt information in support of an earlier item on the agenda.

 

DECISIONS

 

29.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to note the exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda.

 

REASON

 

29.3     The report contained exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda.