A long-awaited new secondary school for Radcliffe is a step closer after an agreement to transfer the land on which it will be built.
Bury Council has agreed to transfer the site – known as Coney Green – to the Department for Education (DfE) and Star Academy Trust.
The council said the decision would ‘unlock the delivery of a new secondary school for Radcliffe’. A report to Bury Council’s cabinet said the site would mean the demolition of the current pool and leisure centre and the Spring Lane school pupil referral unit, which are currently on the land.
Star Academy Trust and the DfE are currently working on a feasibility study for the new school building, in anticipation of a planning submission in 2022.
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