The Corporate Director Education and Family Support presented a report to:

• inform Cabinet of the outcome of the consultation on the Porthcawl Welsh medium Seedling School proposal; and

• seek approval to continue to progress a scheme to establish a Welsh medium seedling school and childcare provision for the Porthcawl area on land at the Porthcawl Primary School site.

The Corporate Director Education and Family Support highlighted the responses received in respect of the consultation process which were detailed in section 3 of the report. Cabinet would note that the responses received were largely positive. He stated that Appendix 3 highlighted the response from Parents for Welsh Medium Education to Bridgend County Borough Council's consultation on the Proposal for Welsh-medium seedling school and childcare in the Porthcawl area.

The Cabinet Member Education stated that in Porthcawl it was a desire to provide a Welsh Medium Primary School there and asked for reassurance that this was the case. The Corporate Director Education and Family Support confirmed that this was the plan within the next stages of the School Modernisation Programme.

The Cabinet Member Education asked what would be done to ensure that the increased traffic did not negatively effect the area. The Corporate Director Education and Family Support stated that with all new builds a Traffic Impact Assessment would need to be undertaken. This would include engagement with the Highways department as well as residents in the surrounding area of the new build.

RESOLVED: That Cabinet:

• noted the outcome of the consultation on the Porthcawl Welsh-medium Seedling School proposal; and

• gave approval to continue the progress the scheme to establish a Welsh medium seedling school and childcare provision for the Porthcawl area on land at the Porthcawl Primary School site.