1.      That the response received to the consultation by Ardley Hill Academy for the proposal to establish a new 8 place primary specialist provision for Autistic Spectrum Condition at Ardley Hill Academy in Dunstable from September 2016, as set out in the report, be noted.

2.      That the commencement of capital expenditure, as set out in the report, be approved, subject to:-

·         the approval of the proposal by the Education Funding Agency; and

·         the grant of planning permission under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.