SLA Design Planning, on behalf of West Bar Property Rentals, said in the application the academy would provide “a tailored learning environment focused on supporting some of the city’s most vulnerable young people”.
Its curriculum would be centred on English, maths and science, supplemented by wider subjects including humanities and food technology, it said.
Its four teachers, three support staff and one administrative member of staff would generally be present between 08:00 and 16:30, while pupils would attend between 09:00 and 15:00.
The application said the school would not need extensive outdoor facilities as activities would be carried out in local sports halls, parks and other community facilities.
The school would secure the long-term viable use of the “historically significant building” and provide high quality specialist education.
The gatehouse was originally an officers’ mess and regimental institute dating from the mid-19th Century.
The application said internal alterations would be made sensitively, architectural features would be preserved and it would prevent deterioration of the building.
Planning officers are considering the application.
