The public are being given the chance to help decide how the Council provides extra Primary School places in the south of the city.
The Council is launching pre-consultation public engagement on proposals that would see either a new school built or an existing school expanded at one of six sites serving primary school pupils in Butetown, Grangetown, Canton and Riverside.
Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Cllr Julia Magill said: “I am delighted that we have reached the point where we can put forward options to increase English and Welsh-medium education for children living in the south of the city. Adding extra primary school provision for the young people of Butetown, Grangetown, Canton and Riverside is one of my biggest priorities so to see us moving a step closer to making this happen is fantastic.
“I want to use this engagement and future consultation as an opportunity to put together plans in partnership with the community.”
The six proposed sites are:
- A new school built at Channel View Leisure Centre in Grangetown
- Expanding Ninian Park Primary School in Grangetown
- Using vacant land next to County Hall in Butetown
- Expanding St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Butetown
- Expanding St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School in Butetown
- Expanding Mount Stuart Primary School in Butetown
- The new or expanded school will provide extra English and Welsh-medium education provision for children living in Butetown, Grangetown, Canton and Riverside.
Cllr Magill added: “The engagement document makes clear that the proposed site at Channel view is large enough in principle to accommodate a new school plus play and leisure facilities. It also sets out that detailed design work would follow once sites have been selected. This means that if the Channel View Leisure Centre site is chosen, current services would not necessarily be in the same place on the site as they are now.
”The Council is under severe financial pressure and one of the ways that we are seeking to protect non statutory services, like play and leisure services, is to link them to education developments.
”The engagement process is all about finding out people’s views on all six potential sites, so that we can take them into account before holding a statutory consultation.”
The public engagement closes on 18th June and more details are available from the Council’s website www.cardiff.gov.uk
