New school planned for Scunthorpe lakeside development
North Lincolnshire Council is pushing on with plans for a school at the Lakeside Park development in Scunthorpe even though work on the site has almost ground to a halt.
Its current consultation stage, which has been running since July 1, asks Lakeside residents to suggest what type of school they want in the area and the facilities it should have.
Developers are also invited to take part and bid for the right to build the school.
The school will be paid for by North Lincolnshire Council but officers are open to different types of school, including a faith school or a foundation school – one managed by independent governors but with council funding.
Outline planning permission for the school was granted in 2005 alongside the wider Lakeside development.
The school is needed because existing schools are not big enough to cope with families moving into 1,000 new homes being built at the site.
Ashby ward councillor Andrea Davison said she welcomed plans for a new school.
A public meeting about the plans will be held at Brumby Engineering College, on Cemetery Road, next Wednesday from 6.30pm to 8pm.
Neil Follows, managing director of Lakeside developer Persimmon Homes, said the company is constantly reviewing its building projects.
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