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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 dates11,137Searchable applications
201Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 7,336 approved or refused records
1,412Refused applications
5,924 approved · 1,412 refused · 436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Apr 2024 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 REQUIRED2026/00414/PA
Erection of 5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
86 Crowther Road, Birmingham, B23 7DJ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/00416/PA
Erection of 5.4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.5 metres, eaves height 2.8 metres
3 Hamstead Hall Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1HA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/00417/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maxmum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.5 metres
57 Finnemore Road, Birmingham, B9 5XN
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00418/PA
Demolition of existing security office and construction of a new electricity substation with associated equipment and access
Street Record, Rotton Park Street, Birmingham
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00419/PA
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
127 Bells Lane, Birmingham, B14 5QJ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/00421/PA
Erection of 4.5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
12 Marshall Grove, Birmingham, B44 8HR
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/00422/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
16 Hilderstone Road, Birmingham, B25 8LA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/00423/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
13 Foxton Road, Birmingham, B8 3HW
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2026/00425/PA
The proposed development comprises the breaking-up, and removal of part of the existing brick paviour hardstanding located within the curtilage of the established industrial warehouse, to facilitate its continued and improved use in connection with ongoing business operations. The works are limited solely to part of the external hard-surfaced area and do not involve any alterations to the footprint, scale, height, massing, or overall extent of the principal buildings on the site. No changes are proposed to the built form of the warehouse or associated structures, and the development will not result in any increase in floorspace or intensification of built development. The proposal therefore represents a minor operational change within the site boundary, maintaining the existing character and function of the property.
91 Chester Street, Birmingham, B6 4AE
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: PART APPROVE / PART REFUSE2026/00426/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 3 (construction method statement/management plan) 6 (drainage plans) attached to approval 2022/09589/PA
122 Sutton Road, Birmingham, B23 5TJ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00427/PA
Non material amendment application to amend the wording of condition 16 pursuant to planning permission 2016/10633/PA to allow increased flexibility of use of the PBSA Accommodation.
Globeworks, 20 Cliveland Street, Birmingham, B19 3SH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2026/00429/PA
Application for a prior notification for proposed demolition of existing buildings
Street Record, Watson Road, Birmingham
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00430/PA
Installation of new driveway to front and step lift to front with associated works.
201 Kings Road, Birmingham, B44 0SB
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00431/PA
Installation of ramped access to front elevation
6 Ferris Grove, Birmingham, B27 7SL
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00432/PA
Installation of ramped access to front elevation
213 Shirley Road, B27 7NR
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00433/PA
Installation of ramped access to front elevation with handrails
17 Kesterton Road, Birmingham, B74 4JP
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00434/PA
Installation of ramped access to front elevation
18 Middle Leaford, Birmingham, B34 6HA
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00435/PA
Installation of new ramped access to front
11 Alum Drive, Birmingham, B9 5PF
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00436/PA
Erection of two storey front, side and rear extensions and single storey front and rear extensions
69 Mardon Road, Birmingham, B26 3ER
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/00438/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
30 Wharf Road, Birmingham, B11 2EB
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE2026/00439/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.95 metres
12 Bush Grove, Birmingham, B21 8PH
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/00543/PA
Demolition of three storey side extension and construction of a new extension to accommodate 7 flats with associated car parking and landscaping
Roseneath, 163 - 165 Hamstead Road, Birmingham, B20 2RL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00544/PA
Erection of two ancillary industrial canopies anchored to existing hardstanding
Dana Spicer Axle Europe Ltd, Birch Road, Birmingham, B6 7JR
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/00545/PA
Erection of two storey side and rear extension and single storey front extension
12 Humphrey Middlemore Drive, Birmingham, B17 0JN
Received 3 Feb 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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