Councillors to decide on plans for new school on Walsall woodland

Black CountryWalsallThe project has been fiercely opposed by locals06:15, 02 Sep 2026Reedswood Park woodland, June 2026(Image: Rachel Alexander / LDRS )Controversial plans to build a 1000-place secondary school in Birchills will be decided by councillors later this week.‌The major application submitted by the Department for Education could see the flattening of 13.7 acres of woodland at Reedswood Park.‌READ MORE: Over 15,000 children living in temporary accommodation in the West Midlands‌The plans involve a three-storey building, 130 parking spaces, sport facilities and will be accessed via Reedswood Lane.The project has been fiercely opposed by locals over the choice of access and the destruction of woodland.The Local Highways Authority has objected to the plans stating that ‘fundamental