Decision details

The purpose of this report is to provide Cabinet with an understanding of: 

 
(a) how the numbers of children arising from new developments is calculated and  

(b) how the multipliers are used to determine the education infrastructure required to mitigate the impact of new developments    

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to adopt the proposed revised child yield multipliers to be used to calculate the level and type of education infrastructure required to mitigate the impact of new developments.

To: 

·         reflect government non-statutory guidance Securing Developer Contributions for Education (DfE November 2019), in particular “Pupil yield factors should be based on up-to-date evidence from recent housing developments”. 

·         provide officers with a robust platform on which to base negotiations with developers so that the Council will be better placed in the future to secure appropriate developer contributions  

·         enable the Council to plan more accurately with regard to the size and timing of new education infrastructure, and thus ensure it continues to meet its statutory place planning duties 

Do nothing. Maintaining the status quo and continuing to operate using out-of-date child yield multipliers would expose the Council to unnecessary risk of funding shortfall and undermine the Council’s ability to fulfil its statutory place planning duties. 

None.

Securing Developer Contributions for Education (DfE November 2019) 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909908/Developer_Contributions_Guidance_update_Nov2019.pdf