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<p>The Syon Lane site was acquired by the Department for Communities and Local Government
on behalf of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as a permanent site for Nishkam School
West London. When full, the school will provide 1,400 places for local children.</p><p>
</p><p>Where possible, sites for new free schools are secured with exchange subject
to planning approval. The decision to proceed with the purchase was taken following
confirmation from Hounslow Local Planning Authority that the proposal to develop a
school on the site would be consistent with local planning policies, so an argument
could be made for such a development.</p><p> </p><p>The land valuation undertaken
to inform the purchase took account of its designation as Metropolitan Open Land and
an estimation of the value of the land should its planning status change to permit
the construction of a school building.</p>
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