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Search the Public Notice PortalThe formal planning application for a new special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school in Gidea Park will be submitted this summer, it has been confirmed.
Havering Council said that a planning application is due to be submitted at the end of July for a new SEND school on the Balgores Fields site.
The proposals are currently at a pre-planning stage, with an initial public consultation now underway.
A Havering Council spokesperson has confirmed that a second, formal consultation will follow the submission of the plans in July, ahead of any decision by its strategic planning committee.
Councillor Oscar Ford, cabinet member for children and young people, said the council is "very excited" about the project, which aims to provide a "first-class facility" for children with special educational needs.
Cllr Ford added: "We are working with a highly experienced team who understand the needs of SEND children and families.
"In addition to this, we want to hear the voices of those affected or impacted in some way."
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Balgores SEND School is proposed to cater for 300 pupils, aged four to 19, with autism spectrum disorder and complex learning needs.
It would be a part one-, part two-storey building, with different age groups each getting their own section of the building.
As well as teaching rooms, the initial proposals include a sports hall, dining hall, hydrotherapy pool and soft outdoor play space.
The school will be operated by Astrum Multi Academy Trust, who already operate a number of special schools in the area.
It will be funded from a Department for Education capital grant, and not from council funds, a Havering Council spokesperson has confirmed.
If plans are approved, the scheme is aiming for completion in 2027.
