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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.
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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 dates7,993Searchable applications
183Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,041 approved or refused records
947Refused applications
4,094 approved · 947 refused · 288 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided: APPROVE TEMPORARY2024/06931/PA
Display of an externally illuminated shroud advertisement
Street Record, Bow Street, Birmingham
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/06932/PA
Erection of single storey rear extension
42 Membury Road, Birmingham, B8 1QL
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/06933/PA
Erection of single and two storey rear and first floor side extension, dormer windows to rear, alterations to front and erection of single storey detached building to rear garden
50 Selwyn Road, Birmingham, B16 0SN
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided: REFUSE2024/06995/PA
Erection of two and single storey rear extension.
56 Newport Road, Birmingham, B12 8QD
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/07244/PA
Erection of two storey side extension
62 Brecon Road, Birmingham, B20 3RW
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/07245/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 1(travel plan) 2 (cycle storage) attached to approval 2024/02879/PA
34 - 35 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham, B3 1EH
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE TEMPORARY2024/07246/PA
Display of single sided 48 sheet internally illuminated sequential advertisement display
Street Record, Warwards Lane, Birmingham
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/07249/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 2 (bird/bat boxes) 3 (mitigation/enhancement plan) 4 (working method statement) attached to approval 2024/05466/PA
Langley Mill Cottage, Lindridge Road, Birmingham, B75 7JB
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE TEMPORARY2024/07250/PA
Display of single sided 48 sheet internally illuminated sequential advertisement display
Street Record, Wheelwright Road, Birmingham
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/07255/PA
Erection of two storey side and single storey forward extension
2 Birches Green Road, Birmingham, B24 9SR
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE2024/07256/PA
Non material amendment to Planning Approval 2024/04606/PA for replacement of current proposed plan document of the approved plans listed within Condition no.3
Street Record, Floodgate Street, Birmingham
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/07264/PA
Erection of two storey side and single storey forward and rear extensions and installation of roof lights to side and rear elevations
63 College Road, Birmingham, B73 5DJ
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE TEMPORARY2024/07265/PA
Display of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1no. externally illuminated projecting sign
97 Parade, Birmingham, B72 1PL
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2024/07266/PA
Application for a proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a single storey outbuilding to rear
120 Malmesbury Road, Birmingham, B10 0JH
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/07267/PA
Erection of two storey rear extension and new pitched roof over garage and first floor to the front
64 Anstruther Road, Birmingham, B15 3NP
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/07268/PA
Installation of external covered seating area and internal food court
The Arcadian, 70 Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TD
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2024/07269/PA
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of detached garage and gym
Oak Cottage, Hillwood Road, Birmingham, B75 5QN
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2024/07270/PA
Installation of footway crossing
48 Morven Road, Birmingham, B73 6ND
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2024/07271/PA
Change of use to open self-storage (Use Class B8) and the siting of up to 254 self-storage containers and associated landscaping.
36 - 40 Redhill Road, Birmingham, B25 8EY
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2024/07273/PA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed caravan in rear garden
65 Wood Lane, Birmingham, B32 4AD
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: REFUSE2024/07274/PA
Erection of two storey rear extension and alterations to property.
44B Summer Road, Birmingham, B23 6UR
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2024/07276/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storet rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
23 Wynford Road, Birmingham, B27 6JN
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2024/07300/PA
Erection of 4.850 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.650 metres
79 Clements Road, Birmingham, B25 8TY
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided: SEEN & NOTED BY AUTHORITY2024/07499/PA
Telecoms License Advisory for the proposed upgrade to an existing base station installation comprising the relocation and replacement of 1 no antenna 6 no new antennas and 4 no dishes on support poles, on the rooftop of Four Oaks House, together with 3 no new cabinets within existing equipment room at ground level and ancillary development there to. Top height of antennas taken to be 22.20m. AGL.
Four Oaks House, 160 Lichfield Road, Birmingham, B74 2TZ
Received 15 Nov 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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