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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 dates

10,527Searchable applications

203Recorded as pending

81%Approval rate · 6,896 approved or refused records

1,328Refused applications

5,568 approved · 1,328 refused · 398 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2024 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and development Contact planning Contact us by post Local plan Local plan documents Pre-application advice Pre-application advice and Planning Performance Agreements Article 4 directions City-Wide Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanningstrategy@birmingham.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesPlanning.Breaches@birmingham.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesPlanning.Registration@birmingham.gov.uk Council 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: REFUSE2025/04677/PA
Erection of two storey side and rear extension
25 Mead Crescent, Birmingham, B9 5UU
Received 18 Aug 2025
Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2025/04678/PA
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension
64 Eastbourne Avenue, Birmingham, B34 6AP
Received 18 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04679/PA
Alterations to the front elevation including new cladding, lighting and access ramp, addition of external plant and equipment, reconfiguration of car park with new lighting and EV charging and addition of solar PV to roof
E E F, 16 Frederick Road, Birmingham, B15 1JD
Received 21 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04680/PA
Installation of high-security door
23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, B2 4BH
Received 21 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE2025/04681/PA
Non Material Amendment to approval 2021/05399/PA for amendments to the wording of Planning Condition 6 and Planning Condition 12 and the omission of Planning Condition 25.
44 - 52 Gooch Street North, Birmingham, B5 6QU
Received 21 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04682/PA
Partly retrospective application for change of use of the 3 x properties (900 - 904 Pershore Road) from C4 HMO (Total of 18 beds) to student accommodation (Sui Generis) comprising 19 x 1-bedsit units, together with extensions and alterations and associated works
900 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B29 7PU
Received 21 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04683/PA
Erection of first floor side and single storey rear extension
68 Rollason Road, Birmingham, B24 9BH
Received 20 Aug 2025
Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2025/04684/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.9 metres, eaves height 2.9 metres
461 Somerville Road, Birmingham, B10 9LH
Received 20 Aug 2025
Decided: OUT OF SCOPE - PRIOR APPROVAL CRITERIA NOT MET2025/04685/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.5 metres, eaves height 3 metres
586 Aldridge Road, Birmingham, B44 8NG
Received 20 Aug 2025
Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2025/04686/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.9 metres
70 Woodend, Birmingham, B20 1EN
Received 20 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE2025/04691/PA
Application to determine the details for condition 7 (hard and/or soft landscape details), condition 8 (lighting scheme), condition 12 (cycle storage details) attached to reference number 2024/05699/PA.
Harborne Hall, Old Church Road, Birmingham, B17 0BE
Received 22 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE2025/04692/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 12 (Submission of a lighting scheme) attached to reference number 2022/07984/PA.
Street Record, Lancaster Street, Birmingham
Received 22 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04693/PA
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to beauty treatment clinic with associated office space (Use Class E)
40 George Road, Birmingham, B15 1PL
Received 22 Aug 2025
Under Assessment2025/04694/PA
Change of use to 2no. flats on ground floor and 4no. flats on first floor with two retail units to side and demolition of existing retail unit to provide amenity space
261 - 269 Rookery Road, Birmingham, B21 9PT
Received 21 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04695/PA
Erection of servicing glass house, relocation of butterfly house and redesign of the wellbeing garden including soft landscaping, permeable paths, small outdoor pavilion 'visitor structure', pond and relocation of existing sales house within the garden which will be re-purposed as a workshop.
Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TR
Received 22 Aug 2025
Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2025/04696/PA
Change of use from general industrial (Use Class B2) to multifunctional venue for events, workshops, and community gatherings (Sui Generis)
62 - 66 Mott Street, Birmingham, B19 3HE
Received 22 Aug 2025
Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2025/04697/PA
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Loft conversion with rear dormer windows
49 Victoria Road, Birmingham, B17 0AQ
Received 22 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04698/PA
Change of use from first floor flat (Use Class C3) to office (Use Class E)
227 Merritts Brook Lane, Birmingham, B31 1UJ
Received 22 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04699/PA
Erection of single storey rear extension
4 Aberdeen Street, Birmingham, B18 7DW
Received 22 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2025/04601/PA
Erection of two storey side and rear extension and porch extension
3 Heaton Drive, Birmingham, B15 3LW
Received 18 Aug 2025
Decided: REFUSE2025/04603/PA
Demolition of an existing dwellinghouse and erection of replacement two-storey detached dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with associated works
5 Blackbushe Close, Birmingham, B17 8SB
Received 18 Aug 2025
Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2025/04605/PA
Alterations to front elevation, increase rear extension depth (east boundary) by 0.5 metres, proposed new roof structure, installation of first floor terrace to rear elevation with feature canopy roof, raised patio and detached outbuilding to rear
Street Record, Vernon Road, Birmingham
Received 18 Aug 2025
Decided: APPROVE2025/04606/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 3 and 4 (3, Requires full architectural and specification details 4, A full suite of materials for the exterior) attached to reference number 2024/02139/PA.
2A Woodbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3QH
Received 18 Aug 2025
Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2025/04610/PA
Erection of 5.8 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres
2 Thornfield Road, Birmingham, B27 7HE
Received 15 Aug 2025

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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.

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