Willmott Dixon cleared for £50m Leeds school rebuild

Willmott Dixon has secured planning clearance to press ahead with a £50m rebuild of Oulton Academy in Leeds.
The Department for Education-backed scheme will sweep away ageing teaching blocks, some dating from the 1950s, and deliver a new school for 1,350 pupils.
Enabling works begin this month after the firm carried out preparatory work during the summer holidays.Willmott Dixon will phase demolition and construction over several years to keep the academy, part of Carlton Academy Trust, ope