Residents of Poole’s Turlin Moor estate will get the chance to have their say on the prospect of having a school for excluded youngsters on their doorstep.

Poole Council is proposing to use part of the vacant first school building to house 40 teenagers who cannot attend school because of emotional, behavioural or medical reasons.

Although the new £2.5 million Quay School opened on the former Rossmore library site in March, there are still satellites at Broadstone Youth Centre and Rossmore.

The intention is to unite these at Hamworthy, rehoming Key Stage 4 and running vocational courses with a maximum of 40 youngsters aged 14-16 working in classes of six.

“I can see some positives but there is bound to be some dissent among the residents,” said resident Lou Knight, who as chairman of the management committee of the youth club, hopes they can work together for their mutual benefit.

“You have got to sit down and listen to what the plan is before you really commit yourself.”

Residents will have the chance to listen and have their say at a drop-in event being held at Turlin Moor Community School on Monday, June 13, between 3.15pm and 7pm.

Their views will be reported to a meeting of Borough of Poole’s cabinet the following day.

“Our recently-opened short-stay school base in the old Rossmore Library site has improved the look of the area and is integrating well with the local community,” said Jo Perry, head teacher of the Quay School.

“We anticipate the same for Turlin Moor and welcome the opportunity to discuss how we could contribute to community life.”

It is proposed that a vegetable garden would provide produce to share with the community and run a café and residents would be able to book into the nail bar for a manicure or use the hairdressing salon.

If approved by cabinet refurbishment, work on the school, which has been empty since 2009, will start in September with completion for Easter 2012.