Plans have been lodged to convert a former caretaker’s bungalow into a nursery for children with special educational needs.
Proposals have been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council to bring the former caretaker’s building at Stranton Primary School, which has been vacant since September 2021, back into use. The plans would see the bungalow become a new nursery for Little Rays of Sunshine Daycare, who have an existing site in Oxford Road providing early years provision.
The application from bosses at the childcare service states the development would enable them “to provide specialised care for pre-school children with special educational needs”.
A planning statement outlines how the proposals would provide a boost to the community and a “discernible benefit to the nursery pupils who will have a dedicated special educational needs provision in a secure setting”.
Plans note the site would operate between 7.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday and have three full-time and three part-time employees. A decision is expected to be made on the proposals in January.
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