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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Birmingham City Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Birmingham City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,983Searchable applications
183Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,033 approved or refused records
945Refused applications
4,088 approved · 945 refused · 287 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Aug 2024 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and developmentContact planning Contact us by postLocal plan Local plan documentsPre-application advice Pre-application advice and Planning Performance AgreementsArticle 4 directions City-Wide Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningstrategy@birmingham.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning.Breaches@birmingham.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning.Registration@birmingham.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas29 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas13 mapped area records2 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Explore application records
- Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05552/PA
Erection of single storey rear extension
30 Jordan Road, Birmingham, B75 5AB
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: REFUSE2024/05560/PA
Erection of a two-storey side extension, three storey and single storey rear extensions, new roof structure with front dormer window, front/side rooflights and Alterations to existing front/rear elevations and material palette and extension to existing footway crossing
19 Woodville Road, Birmingham, B17 9AS
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05561/PA
Installation of flue and intake grill
Hay Hall Business Park, Redfern Road, Birmingham, B11 2BH
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05567/PA
Erection of forward proch extensions.
35 Heybarnes Road, Birmingham, B10 9HR
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: REFUSE2024/05570/PA
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions and alterations to front elevations
9 Rodman Close, Birmingham, B15 3PE
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05571/PA
Discharge of condition 20 (noise and vibration levels) attached to planning application (2021/04981/PA)
Street Record, Blackham Drive, Birmingham
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05572/PA
External air source heat pump and associated external works
Sutton Coldfield Girls Academy, Jockey Road, Birmingham, B73 5PT
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05573/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 4 (sample materials) attached to approval 2020/04995/PA
59 Honeyborne Road, Birmingham, B75 6BN
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2024/05574/PA
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4) and erection of single storey rear extension and dormer to front
1 Totnes Grove, Birmingham, B29 6EB
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05575/PA
Non material amendment to Planning Approval 2023/05602/PA for change of permanent extension to pergola/temporary structure and alterations to existing single storey rear extension including widening of existing bi-fold doors and removal of side rooflights
5 St Johns Road, Birmingham, B17 9LD
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE TEMPORARY2024/05579/PA
Erection of one non-illuminated sign
Hay Hall Business Park, Redfern Road, Birmingham, B11 2BH
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05580/PA
Application to determine details for condition 14 (Sustainable Drainage Operation and Maintenance Plan) attached to approval 2020/09978/PA
Street Record, Aston Webb Boulevard, Birmingham
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05581/PA
Non material amendment to planning approval 2023/05111/PA to relocate air source heat pumps from the lower ground level to level 7 including plant enclosure and amendments to external staircase and existing riser
Richmond House, 84 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1PB
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05582/PA
Application to determine details for conditions 7 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 8 (Landscape Management Plan) and 16 (Ecological Enhancements) attached to approval 2020/09978/PA
Street Record, Aston Webb Boulevard, Birmingham
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05583/PA
Demolition of 8-storey office building
2, Duchess Place Hagley Road, Birmingham, B16 8NH
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05584/PA
Installation of new front entrance with ramp
379 - 381 Rotton Park Road, Birmingham, B16 0LB
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05585/PA
Application to determine the details of condition number 16 (verification report) attached to planning approval 2022/02908/PA.
Street Record, Upper Gough Street, Birmingham
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05586/PA
Removal of existing hedgerow and fence and replace with new front boundary brick wall and hedgerow
35 Hartopp Road, Birmingham, B74 2QR
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05587/PA
Retrospective planning application for the retention of single storey outbuilding.
23 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B8 3ET
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided: OUT OF SCOPE - PRIOR APPROVAL CRITERIA NOT MET2024/05654/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear etxension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
37 Oxford Close, Birmingham, B8 2JE
Received 31 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2024/05898/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 6 (materials) attached to planning approval 2020/08279/PA
Street Record, Bradford Street, Birmingham
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/05899/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 15 (demolition method statement and management plan) 16 (construction method statement/management plan) attached to planning approval 2023/00552/PA
Kings Norton Household Waste Recycling Centre, Ebury Road, Birmingham, B30 3JJ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/05900/PA
Erection of single storey forward and two storey side extension
525 Bromford Lane, Birmingham, B8 2EA
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2024/05901/PA
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed hip to gable roof alteration, rear dormer window and roof lights to front.
23 Warwell Lane, Birmingham, B26 1DB
Received 13 Sept 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Birmingham City Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Birmingham City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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