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RSA Academy Bilston Road Tipton DY4 0BZ

DC/10/51788Major - Variations of permissionsApproved
Full

Approved on 21 April 2010

Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Amendment to approved layout to remove pedestrian access to Catherton Close and include area of allotment gardens for student use within landscaped area - Variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/07/48911 for redevelopment of Willingsworth High School site for RSA Academy, associated access, parking and landscaping including games facilities.

Received
28 January 2010
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Ward
Princes End
  1. Received28 Jan
  2. Validated1 Feb
  3. Consult.5 Apr
  4. Target3 May
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at RSA Academy Bilston Road Tipton DY4 0BZ. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Princes End. We hold 548 applications in total for the DY4 postcode area.

87% of full applications at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DY4 0BZ
Application type
Major - Variations of permissions
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 February 2010
Consultation expiry
5 April 2010
Consultation start
8 February 2010
Consultation end
5 April 2010
Neighbour consultation start
8 February 2010
Neighbour consultation end
1 March 2010
Last date for comments
5 April 2010
Target decision date
3 May 2010
Committee meeting
21 April 2010
Decision issued
26 April 2010
Application expires
3 May 2010
Permission expires
26 April 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
GL Hearn
Agent address
The Malt House Sydney Buildings Bath BA2 6BZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 February 2010
Advertisement expiry
26 February 2010
Site notice start
8 February 2010
Site notice end
1 March 2010

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-00944940
Documents
8
Constraints
55

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    31 May

    Proposed installation of metal mesh fencing with 1 No. automated sliding gate and 3 No. fob controlled…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/22/67118
  2. 2016
    24 May

    Proposed two storey education building with associated landscaping and external works.

    ApprovedFull (Major)DC/16/59489
  3. 2012
    5 Sep

    Proposed sports clubhouse to provide changing rooms, showers, kitchen and toilets.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/12/55111
  4. 2010
    13 Sep

    Provision of triple garage to store mini buses and gardening equipment.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/10/52629
  5. 2010
    22 Jul

    LED screen showing moving images in colour 3.4 metres high by 7.2 metres wide.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentDC/10/5757A
  6. 2010
    15 Mar

    Proposed illuminated RSA Academy name sculpture.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentDC/10/5725A

Source: Sandwell

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