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Proposed
Prerequisites for ELT Schools Licensing
In
preparing a submission to the ELT Council, Ministry for Education and Employment,
for the establishment of a new or the extension of an existing ELT School,
applicants should
give careful consideration to the following:
1. Structure
Plan
Policy SOC 15
indicates that new schools, including private schools, will be located in areas
where demographic projections indicate that such a facility is required and on
sites which
provide for a full range of educational and sports facilities, good accessibility
and a safe
environment. (As
a general principle the Structure Plan seeks the efficient use of land and
buildings, channelling
development into existing and committed urban areas, to reduce the spread of urban
development into the countryside. To this end, no form of urban development
will be
permitted outside the existing and committed built up areas. Unforeseen uses
may be considered
but the applicant must justify a departure from Structure Plan policies, indicating
why, from a planning point of view, the development cannot be located within the
existing or planned urban areas.)
2. Site
Determination
The most important
goal of the Structure Plan is the efficient use of land and buildings, with
the channelling of development activity into existing and committed urban areas
in order
to constrain the loss of undeveloped land and to reduce the spread of built development
into the countryside.
Compelling reasons
will be required for site approvals to be granted for schools outside development
zones. The
North Harbour Area embraces a concentration of ELT schools in relation to other areas
and applications for the siting and licensing of a new ELT school are to
provide measures
to alleviate this concentration and to encourage new opportunities outside this area.
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All proposed sites
should :
a) have adequate
and safe access to the Arterial or Distributor road network;
b) be located in
areas where the existing provision of ELT Schools permits additional development;
c) not involve the
loss of good quality agricultural land or areas of agricultural value;
d) not involve the
loss of or compromise sites or areas of ecological, scientific importance
or archaeological importance;
e) have adequate
land to provide for buildings or adequate buildings with the appropriate space
standards, to cater for all necessary uses, including adequate recreation and
other open
space, and to provide for future expansion at all levels;
f) not adversely
affect scenic or landscape value by virtue of their location, design or land
use;
g) not be wholly
or partially located, within or on the sides of valleys, especially valley watercourses.
3. Business
Plan and Needs Analysis
The
applicant shall submit a Business Plan covering the first three years of the
operation. This
shall include a Needs Analysis, showing the employment, business and tourism marketing
opportunities generated by the project.
4. Legal
Provisions and Quality of Education
The attention of
applicants is drawn to the Legal Provision link.
Applications must
be completed and forwarded to the :
Chief Executive Officer
ELT Council
Ministry for Education and Employment
Great Siege Road
FLORIANAVLT 2000