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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 dates15,436Searchable applications
206Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 10,515 approved or refused records
2,117Refused applications
8,398 approved · 2,117 refused · 641 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Sept 2023 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: REFUSE2026/03136/PA
Display of 1.no externally illuminated free standing LED screen.
Portland House, 7 Portland Road, Birmingham, B16 9HN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/03137/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.8 metres, eaves height 2.9 metres
29 Blakeland Road, Birmingham, B44 8AU
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/03138/PA
Erection of single storey rear extension with roof light and single storey forward extensions
29 Beech Avenue, Birmingham, B32 2UA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/03139/PA
Erection of first floor rear extension, front porch and new pitched roof to existing single storey bay window and alterations to facade.
121 Bedford Road, Birmingham, B75 6BQ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/03240/PA
Variation of condition number 1 (approved plans) attached to planning approval 2026/01855/PA for incorporation of gablets, design changes to porch and bay windows and alterations to games room including its extension
23 Wylde Green Road, Birmingham, B72 1HD
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/03243/PA
Erection of two storey side and single storey front and rear extensions and conversion of garage into a habitable room
20 Hamlet Road, Birmingham, B28 9BG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/03244/PA
Erection of 5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
46 Forest Hill Road, Birmingham, B26 3TA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2026/03245/PA
Application for a prior notification for the proposed demolition of existing buildings
Lodge Community Hub, Churchill Road, Birmingham, B75 7LB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/03246/PA
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed dormer window to side
9 Conington Grove, Birmingham, B17 9UB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2026/03247/PA
Application for a prior notification for the proposed demolition of existing buildings
370 West Boulevard, Birmingham, B32 2PG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/03248/PA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as a small HMO (Use Class C4)
154 Tiverton Road, Birmingham, B29 6BU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/03250/PA
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey side extension
25 Pilkington Avenue, Birmingham, B72 1LA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2026/03252/PA
Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works
Street Record, Mill Lane, Birmingham
Received 13 Jun 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2026/03254/PA
Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works
Street Record, Bordesley Green Road, Birmingham
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/03258/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.6 metres, eaves height 2.95 metres
57 Chilcote Close, Birmingham, B28 0PB
Received 14 Jun 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/03259/PA
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension with dormer window to rear and rooflight to front and single storey outbuilding to the rear garden
92 Beeches Road, Birmingham, B42 2HQ
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Under Assessment2026/03262/PA
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey side extension and conversion of garage to habitable room
69 Whitehouse Crescent, Birmingham, B75 6ES
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/03263/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 5 (contamination remediation scheme) attached to approval 2026/00271/PA
4 South Parade, Birmingham, B72 1QY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/03266/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
6 Norton Crescent, Birmingham, B9 5TD
Received 14 Jun 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/03267/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.7 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres
19 Dorlcote Road, Birmingham, B8 3EH
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/03268/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
166 Caldwell Road, Birmingham, B9 5TT
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2026/03269/PA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use at first and second floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 3 no. self contained residential flats (Use Class C3)
300 Stratford Road, Birmingham, B11 1AA
Received 13 Jun 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/03270/PA
Request for the approval of plans and specifications under paragraph 21 of Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017 for non-material changes to the Curzon No. 3 and A4540 Lawley Middleway Viaduct approved under Schedule 17 application ref. 2022/00622/PA
Street Record, Curzon Street, Birmingham
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/03277/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
39 Bromyard Road, Birmingham, B11 3AZ
Received 15 Jun 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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