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Kingston Council accused of 'fait accompli' after expansion plans approved at Surbiton special needs school

Surbiton.com: November 21, 2014 - 3:00am

A proposal to expand a special needs school has been approved, despite opposition from governors at a neighbouring school.

Dysart School, in Ewell Road, Surbiton, wants to create 24 extra spaces for students with complex learning difficulties using a £1,000,250 grant from the Education Funding Agency. It plans to build classrooms for post-16 students on playing fields at the back of the school site, on land owned by Kingston Council and shared with St Matthew’s Primary School, in Langley Road.

But governors at St Matthew’s have written to Kingston Council chief executive Bruce McDonald accusing the authority of a “fait accompli”. A letter from Wendy Wilkinson, chairwoman of governors at St Matthew’s, was made public at the children, youth and leisure committee on Tuesday, before councillors approved the expansion.

A planning application is yet to be submitted but, if approved, building work is expected to start in January 2015 and be completed within five months. Dysart currently has 72 children, aged four to 19. It is one of only three special needs schools in the borough.

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