Closed youth centre to become a SEND school

BUILDING WILL STILL BE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AT WEEKENDS

- By JOE LOCKER Local Democracy Reporter

AN old youth centre in Clifton that was refurbished around a decade ago will now be turned into a facility for children with special educational needs.

The facility will also reopen on evenings and at weekends for community uses.

Clifton Young People’s Centre, in Green Lane, was used as a community facility up until around February 2022.

Nottingham City Council, which submitted the plans, says an arrangement has been made with Nethergate Academy to bring children between the ages of 16 and 19 - and who are living with autism spectrum disorder - to the new specialist facility.

The plans, approved on Tuesday, will create 16 new spaces from October and up to another eight pupils from September 2026.

Clifton East ward councillor and leader of the Nottingham Independents and Independent Group, Kevin Clarke, said the area had been adversely impacted by the lack of youth provision on the estate after the centre closed.