An Isle of Wight town council will unveil its bid to buy a former primary school building next week — and it could involve housing.
Since pupils moved out of the Yarmouth CE Primary School in December last year, the site on Mill Lane has stood empty.
Unconditional bids
The Isle of Wight council has marked the building as ‘surplus to educational requirements’ and it is now on the market as two plots.
Unconditional bids are being accepted until 12pm on 16th August.
Cowley: An exciting but challenging opportunity
Yarmouth Town Council set up a steering group which listened to residents’ feedback to come up with ideas on how to best use the site and put together a bid for submission.
Councillor Steve Cowley, steering group chair, said it offers an exciting but challenging opportunity for the community to buy the site and regain the vitality which was lost with the closure of the school.
Ideas for the site
To bring life back to the site, YTC has previously said it would like to see an exhibition / educational centre; a new Scout and Guide hut; a boatshed for traditional skills training apprentices and affordable housing built on the playground.
More about the plans will be announced at a town council meeting next Tuesday, 15th August at 6.30pm in the CHOYD community hall.
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