Ayrshire village's early years centre saga set to end at cost of additional £700,000
dailyrecord.co.ukThe long-running saga of Dunlop's early years centre could be coming to a close – at the cost of an extra £700,000.Work on the proposed facility has been ongoing for the last three years but the project has faced a number of delays due to difficulties with the site.Like other projects, it has also been victim of a rise in costs due to ‘volatility in the materials market’.
East Ayrshire Council has also committed to a higher building standard than it originally budgeted for.Councillors have now agreed to increase the initial budget of £3.14 million by £700,000 with £300k coming from underspend in grant funding for early years provision and another £400k from the council’s own energy efficiency fund.The centre is expected to open in late autumn 2023.Previous plans for an extension to the early childhood centre at Dunlop Primary School were scrapped in 2019 due to ‘significant challenges’ at the site.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Instead, the council identified a site for a standalone early years centre near Lugton Road.
This would enable the existing facility at the school to be used to provide an extra classroom and open space while avoiding the need to decant pupils.However, a warning was given that the new site would also ‘present its own challenges in terms of site conditions and future road access arrangements’.In February 2020, engineers stated that
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