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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 dates8,521Searchable applications
181Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,444 approved or refused records
1,038Refused applications
4,406 approved · 1,038 refused · 304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2025/07305/PA
Erection of 3.8 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
233 Station Road, Birmingham, B14 7TF
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2025/07306/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
40 Carlyle Road, Birmingham, B16 9BJ
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE2025/07307/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
42 Jephcott Road, Birmingham, B8 3ED
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE2025/07308/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
8 Scarsdale Road, Birmingham, B42 2JW
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/07309/PA
Installation of extraction flue to rear
94 Lozells Road, Birmingham, B19 2TB
Received 31 Dec 2025 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00459/PA
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension and front porch extension
120 Newbridge Road, Birmingham, B9 5JQ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/00472/PA
Listed Building consent for removal of internal walls to garage block at rear
112 Oxford Road, Birmingham, B13 9SQ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Under Assessment2026/00473/PA
Display of 1.no 1 externally illuminated facia sign. 1.no Externally projecting sign. 1.no Non illuminated facia sign
Courtyard The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4BG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00474/PA
Erection of two storey front extension, new ground floor front bay window, dormer window to front and external material changes to front
28 Streetly Lane, Birmingham, B74 4TU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/00475/PA
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed single storey outbuilding to the rear garden
290 Rednal Road, Birmingham, B38 8ES
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/00476/PA
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's home for two people (Use Class C2) and proposed hip to gable roof extension and erection of rear dormer window and single storey rear extension and rooflight to the front.
1378 Coventry Road, Birmingham, B25 8AE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Under Assessment2026/00477/PA
Variation of condition number 2 (approved plans) attached to planning approval 2024/03948/PA and subsequent non-material amended application 2026/02479/PA to allow the creation of an additional apartment, incorporation of a vehicle lift to provide access to basement parking and cycle storage.
45 South Parade, Birmingham, B72 1QU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/00478/PA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of 8no. self contained studio flats
76 Stanmore Road, Birmingham, B16 9TB
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/00479/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 1 (noise insulation scheme) attached to approval 2024/03485/PA
30 St Pauls Square, Birmingham, B3 1QJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/00480/PA
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed habitable rooms in roof space with dormers to rear, 2.no Velux rooflights to front and gable build ups
4 Howard Road, Birmingham, B14 7PA
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00482/PA
Erection of detached outbuilding to front and associated new boundary fencing.
16 Netherstone Grove, Birmingham, B74 4DT
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00484/PA
Listed building consent for internal cabling works
Street Record, Corporation Street, Birmingham
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00487/PA
Erection of single storey rear extension
146 Glastonbury Road, Birmingham, B14 4DS
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/00490/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 20 (Sustainable Drainage Assessment and Sustainable Drainage Operation and Maintenance Plan) attached to reference number 2023/08290/PA
1 Chapel Lane, Birmingham, B29 6SJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/00492/PA
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed private hire mini operator license
153 Homelea Road, Birmingham, B25 8TF
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/00494/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 8,9,16,17, 18, 19 (8- details for the proposed hard standing 9- Retention of significant internal and external fixtures 16- Submission of hard and/or soft landscape details 17-Submission of hard surfacing materials 18-Submission of earthworks details 19-Submission of boundary treatment details) attached to reference number 2023/05977/PA
Highbury Hall, 4 Yew Tree Road, Birmingham, B13 8QG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00496/PA
Erection of two storey side extension
57 Wolverhampton Road South, Birmingham, B32 2AY
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/00505/PA
Installation rear outbuilding with flat roof
21 Westhay Road, Birmingham, B28 9NN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/00540/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.85 metres
54 Wetherfield Road, Birmingham, B11 3HS
Received 31 Jan 2026
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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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