New SEND unit at city school and upgrade for leisure centre changing rooms approved by Peterborough City Council cabinet
Peterborough City Council’s ruling Cabinet met at Sand Martin House to discuss a number of agenda items on Tuesday, June 23.
Here is a round-up of the main topics that were approved:
New SEND unit to be created at Peterborough primary school
A new specialist unit for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is to be created at Wittering Primary School.
Cabinet members authorised the refurbishment of underutilised space at the school to create a dedicated SEND Specialist Unit for up to 40 children with Social, Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs aged between 4-11 years old. The unit is set to open in September 2027.
Hampton leisure centre to be refurbished
Work to refurbish the changing rooms at Vivacity Premier Fitness in Hampton is to be carried out following Cabinet approval.
The centre will also benefit from a new Air Handling Unit.
The project is expected to take around 12 weeks and be completed by April 2027. Temporary changing facilities will be on hand during the refurb to ensure the pool and other facilities can remain open.
Updated guidance and powers to the new Renters’ Rights Act
The Cabinet approved measures to update the rules, powers and procedures the council needs to enforce the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (which came into effect on May 1, 2026).
This new Act gives the council stronger powers and places a legal duty on them to actively enforce certain landlord obligations, thereby strengthening protections for tenants.
Establishing Pride in Place governance
Cabinet endorsed the setting up of a framework for managing the government’s ‘Pride in Place’ funding programme, a long-term regeneration scheme which seeks to improve communities based on the wants and needs of local residents.
Peterborough has been awarded around £19.6 million for two areas of the city over 10 years (about £40 million total). The two areas are Paston, Gunthorpe & Welland and Orton Malborne & Orton Goldhay.
Along with approving the formation of two local neighbourhood boards, Cabinet members agreed residents will get to decide what their areas need and that the council will act as the financial guardian of the money.