(UK) Solihull: Historic site to become special school
- Sep 29, 2025
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Sept 26, 2025, Birmingham Live: Plans to turn historic Balsall Common site back to a special school approved
Diddington Hall can be a special school again after Solihull planners give their backing
Planners have given the go-ahead to changes to an historic site which will ensure it can again be used as a special school.
Diddington Hall in Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, was previously used by special education needs school (SEND) The Island Project before it relocated to a site in Shirley last year.
As the Local Democracy Reporting Service previously reported, education firm Witherslack Group applied to Solihull Council with a new plan.
The applicant said it wanted to re-open the premises with a new special educational needs school based there but explained various work was needed to allow for its “refurbishment and amendments to meet the school’s future operational needs”.
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