'Council can’t ignore opposition to super-school'

OPPONENTS of Flintshire’s Catholic super-school plans have said they are overwhelmed by the response to their campaign.

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While official figures have yet to be confirmed by Flintshire County Council, Liberal Democrat Cllr David Coggins Cogan reported that by 10pm on the final day of the objection period the authority had received over 4,000 responses.

Added to the number of objections lodged during the initial consultation period and petition signatures, the total estimated number of objections is more than 9,400.

Flintshire County Council and the Diocese of Wrexham are proposing the closure of four Catholic schools - St David's Primary in Mold, St Anthony’s in Saltney, St Mary’s in Flint plus St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School - and replacing them with a £55m 3-18 super-school in Flint.

‘The project would be 85% funded by a grant from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Fund. The remaining £8.5m would be funded by Flintshire Council via borrowing, with the repayments running for 50 years and costing taxpayers £30.9m.