National Construction College, Europe's largest construction training provider, faces facility closures and resulting job losses if it Loses a planning appeal hearing on 9 May. The National Construction College's (NCC) East campus, which aLso houses CITB-ConstructionSkills' head office, must now make much needed and costly improvements to its facilities in order to meet industry requirements and continue to provide high-quality training, or face the possibility of closure. In April 2004, following consultation with residents and the council, a planning application was submitted to redevelop the site - to build a state-of-the-art campus with brand new training and recreational facilities and accommodation. To fund the new development, the application included plans to build new homes on an unused area of the college site. However, the application was rejected by the local council last year and the College's appeal against the decision will be heard in May.
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