Nobody goes to school merger debate
A DEBATE on the merger of three schools next to a large housing estate in Tottenham drew a ZERO attendance from residents and councillors.
Broadwater Farm Primary School and William C Harvey and Moselle schools - both special educational needs (SEN) schools - could be knocked down under plans to build a multi-purpose 1,500-strong Broadwater Farm Inclusive Learning Campus.
But the sizeable scheme, designed to give the schools a more commanding position on the Broadwater Farm estate and encourage mixing between SEN pupils and other students, went unexplained when no members of the public turned up to a development management forum meeting.
Three Haringey Council officers and a planning consultant were there to discuss the plans with residents. No councillors were present.
Project manager Laura Smeaton, consultant to Haringey Council's children's services, said the scheme had been a long time in the making and that teachers were keen to see the project happen.
If given the go-ahead by Haringey's planning committee, construction will begin in July this year and be complete in time for the September intake in 2013.
The "U"-shaped campus will provide the majority of teaching on each wing, while a main entrance flanked by shared spaces including a library and community meeting rooms will face out on to Adams Road.
Wooden cladding and solar panels have been included in the eco-aware scheme with landscaping a predominant feature.
A wheelchair-friendly playground, a pond, dipping deck and allotments are among the plans. A multi-use games area could also be built next to the school boundary, near housing blocks on the north-east corner.
So far there have been no objections to the scheme.
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