Key update on major expansion of Solihull's St Peter’s Roman Catholic School
Plans to expand a Solihull school to cope with a rise in class numbers have taken a key step forward.
An application for a new two-storey block at St Peter’s Roman Catholic School in Whitefields Road was submitted to Solihull Council in 2023.
It was proposed the block would provide six new classrooms and a dining hall. A new multi-use games area (MUGA) was also planned.
A design and access statement said: “The proposed development aims to deliver sufficient accommodation to meet the current and future demand for secondary Catholic school places from families in Solihull.
“While there are no plans or requirement for a permanent expansion of the school, there has been identified a current ‘bulge’ in student population in the short-term period.
“The current requirement is for a maximum of 25 pupils requested to be placed at St Peter’s in years 2024/25 and 2027/28.
“A MUGA with an all-weather surface is proposed to replace the existing dis-used MUGA which became unsuitable for use approximately 17 years ago.
“This will provide a seven-a-side football pitch located on an area of the existing sports field.”
As the Local Democracy Reporting Service previously reported, permission was granted for the scheme, subject to conditions, in 2024.
Earlier this year the applicant applied to the authority to sign off some of preparatory conditions which featured in the planning permission agreement, to allow construction work to begin.
An update on the council’s planning portal showed Mark Andrews, the council’s head of planning, design and engagement services, formally ‘discharged’ conditions three (materials) and four (soft landscape design) on August 28.
To view the plans search for application PL/2025/00881/DIS at https://publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk/online-applications.