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Mar 2024
New Knaresborough primary school delayed until 2026
An opening of new primary school in Knaresborough is expected to be delayed until September 2026.
The school, which will be run by Elevate Multi Academy Trust, is to be built at Manse Farm and serve pupils from new housing developments in the area.
It will provide 210 places for pupils, with the capacity to be expanded to 420.
North Yorkshire County Council unveiled plans for the school in 2020 as part of proposals "to serve housing growth".
It was initially planned to open in September 2022, but was delayed twice until September 2024.
The council previously said that the project had been delayed due to an overhead electric cable that runs across the land where the school is due to be built.
It added that a sub-station needed to be built on the land and the cable diverted before the site could be transferred to the authority.
Amanda Newbold, assistant director for education and skills at North Yorkshire Council, told a Harrogate and Knaresborough area committee on Thursday that work was still progressing on resolving those matters.
She said:
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The new school is expected to cost £6 million and serve up to 1,000 homes as part of the nearby Manse Farm developments.
Knaresborough Town Council has previously expressed frustration at the lack of progress at the school site.
In December, a motion by Cllr Matt Walker, who sits on the town council and also represents Knaresborough West on North Yorkshire Council, was approved to invite developer Taylor Wimpey “to provide an update on the transfer of land at Manse Farm housing estate to North Yorkshire Council so a primary school can be built”.
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