Essex County Council
Public consultation: Proposal to relocate and expand Harlowbury Primary School, Harlow
A school site has been reserved on the Gilden Way housing development, upon which Essex County Council can deliver the additional primary school places that its forecasts show will be needed to address a new and sustained demand from within that area of Harlow. Working in partnership with the Templefields Multi Academy Trust and the senior leadership team of Harlowbury Primary School, the Council is now consulting on its preferred option to achieve that outcome, which would be:
• to relocate the Academy to new buildings on the reserved site (which sits within 300m of its current one); and
• commence its phased expansion from that date, by admitting 30 additional Reception children per year until it reaches the new capacity of 420 places in 2027.
A consultation document giving full details may be viewed at the following address: https://tinyurl.com/ECCconsultations- proposals Parents, carers and other interested persons are invited to attend a community engagement session on Wednesday, 16th October 2019, which will be held in Harlowbury Primary School’s hall (CM17 0DX). Officers from Essex County Council’s School Organisation Service and representatives from the school will be available from 2.30pm to 7.30pm, to talk about the educational aspects of what is proposed and answer questions. No appointment is necessary, and attendees should come along at whatever time is convenient to them. In addition, a Public Exhibition relating to the proposed new primary school on the Gilden Way housing development will also be held that day, at the same location and between those same times. Representatives from the County Council’s Infrastructure Delivery Team and the appointed Design and Build team will be on hand to discuss what the new school could look like. This is an opportunity for all with an interest in the proposals to view the plans, ask questions and offer an opinion. Information on the relocation and expansion of Harlowbury Primary School may be sought by emailing school.organisation@essex.gov.uk, whilst enquiries about the new school should be directed to emma.oni@essex.gov.uk The closing date for receipt of comments and/or objections to the relocation and expansion of Harlowbury Primary School will be Wednesday, 13th November 2019, whilst the closing date for comments and/ or objections to the new school on the Gilden Way housing development will be earlier, on Monday, 28th October 2019.