Lapal Primary School, Priory Road, Halesowen, B62 0BZ Data via plota.co.uk

P25/1143 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Variation of condition 4 of planning approval to increase the number of pupils from a maximum 330 pupils to 'The maximum number of pupils at the school shall not exceed 420 for the lifetime of the development, unless agreed otherwise by the Local Planning Authority' Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
15 Oct 2025
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Refused
26 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 8

Mineral Safeguarding Area
Air quality management area: Dudley 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.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 290 m away: The Leasowes SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Halesowen built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Dudley
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
B62 0BZ
Received
23 Sept 2025
Ward
Halesowen South Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Dear
Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14259860
Comments by
1 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
11 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dudley ranks #122 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dudley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #217 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #122 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #76 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
52 decided
780
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.