Fortis Academy,Aldridge Road,Oscott,Birmingham,B44 8NU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00734/PA - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing school buildings (except for Sixth Form block) and construction of a new teaching block, dining block and sports block, the siting of temporary accommodation during the construction period, the construction of new sports pitches and MUGA, together with associated works including landscaping and car parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 4 Oct 2026, 07:45

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Application progress

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Received

12 Feb 2026

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Committee

13 Aug 2026

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Approved

9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Birmingham Planning Committee on 13 Aug 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

Officers confirmed there were no updates to the report before the committee considered the application.
Members commented on the application and the area planning manager responded to their questions.
Members voted unanimously, 14 in favour, to approve the application subject to the conditions in the report.

Source: Plota analysis of Birmingham's committee minutes, Birmingham Planning Committee minutes, 13 August 2026 .

Documents 165

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION_DOCUMENT_STD_PAC1 Decision Notice · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Committee Report - 13th August 2026 Published Final Officer Report - Public · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 27

Plans & drawings 93

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Forms PA Form Without Details · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Response to Sport England.docx Correspondence Supporting Information · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Response to Sport England. Correspondence Supporting Information · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF city design comments Consultation Design Consultation Response · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction

City Wide Hmo. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Air quality management area: Birmingham AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

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Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Birmingham built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council: Birmingham
Application type: Full Planning
Postcode: B44 8NU
Received: 12 Feb 2026
Validated: 12 Feb 2026
Ward: Oscott
Case officer: Show
Decision: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Decision date: 9 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: DPP

How this decision compares

Decided in 209 days from validation, 88 days slower than Birmingham's median of 121 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.

This one209d

Council121d

UK57d

13%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 18 Feb 2026
Comments by: 21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 23 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2020 Approved

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2020/05851/PA 24 Aug 2020

2019 Approved

Great Barr Academy School Aldridge Road Great Barr Birmingham B44 8NU

Application to determine the details for condition number 8 (construction method statemen…

2019/09463/PA 13 Jan 2020

2019 Approved

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Application to determine the details for condition number 6 (drainage plans) attached to…

2019/09460/PA 18 Dec 2019

2019 Approved

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Demolition of existing building along Delhurst Road and the erection of a new build teach…

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2018 Approved

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2018/03643/PA 30 Jan 2019

2016 Approved

Great Barr GM School Aldridge Road Great Barr Birmingham B44 8NU

Erection of single storey extension

2016/04531/PA 14 Jul 2016

Birmingham

Planning Authority Score

2.2/10

Poor

#265 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Birmingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #245 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Birmingham decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

82%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #244 of 296

86%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #240 of 296

48%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #245 of 296

47%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #205 of 296

71%

Minor dwellings approved

98 decided (1-9 homes)

94%

Major dwellings approved

33 decided (10+ homes)

56%

Change of use approved

261 decided

3,472

Total decisions

619 refused in the year to March 2026

Fortis Academy,Aldridge Road,Oscott,Birmingham,B44 8NU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 165

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 27

Plans & drawings 93

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 39

Site constraints 4

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