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26/00665/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed change of use from commercial (Class E) to school (Class F1) for post 16 students Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 05:01

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Application progress

✓

Received

2 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

6 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

16 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 84.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 10

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Birmingham

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Public bridleway 27 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

Inside the Kingswood (South Staffordshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: South Staffordshire
Application type: Full Application
Received: 2 Aug 2026
Validated: 6 Aug 2026
Ward: Perton Wrottesley
Parish: PERTON
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 13 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Simon Smith

Decision outlook

Day 84, past the statutory target. 78% of changes of use in South Staffordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 842 days to the predicted decision (day 86)

41%decided within 8 weeks

72%approved

6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Staffordshire decision record →

Public comments

2comments received

2 objecting

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15110835
Planning Portal ref: PP-15110835
Neighbours: 16 Oct 2026
Consultation: 16 Oct 2026
Comments by: 30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

South Staffordshire

Planning Authority Score

3.5/10

Below average

#220 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

South Staffordshire ranks #179 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

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

South Staffordshire decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

85%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #211 of 296

91%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #180 of 296

61%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #179 of 296

49%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #222 of 296

71%

Minor dwellings approved

75 decided (1-9 homes)

88%

Major dwellings approved

8 decided (10+ homes)

87%

Change of use approved

23 decided

612

Total decisions

89 refused in the year to March 2026