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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,916Searchable applications
203Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 8,703 approved or refused records
1,713Refused applications
6,990 approved · 1,713 refused · 511 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jan 2024 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: APPROVE2026/01429/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number (3 submission of sample materials 4 submission of cycle storage details 5 submission of details of refuse storage) attached to reference number 2022/05052/PA
425 Tyburn Road, Birmingham, B24 8HJ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01430/PA
Erection of two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear and side extensions
74 Woodend, Birmingham, B20 1EN
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/01431/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number (6 - Brickwork repair strategy) attached to reference number 2025/04595/PA
Victoria Law Courts, Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 6QA
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01432/PA
Installation of 12.5m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works
Warwickshire County Cricket Ground, Edgbaston Road, Birmingham, B5 7QU
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/01433/PA
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer
226 Selsey Road, Birmingham, B17 8JN
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/01435/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.2 metres, eaves height 3 metres
18 Rockford Road, Birmingham, B42 1JX
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Under Assessment2026/01437/PA
Construction of new play area, outdoor gym and multi-use games area with disabled car park, landscaping and associated works
Street Record, Stechford Lane, Birmingham
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Under Assessment2026/01438/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number (5- Hard and Soft Landscape Details 6- Landscape and Ecological Management Plan 9- Biodiversity Gain Plan, and the Deemed Biodiversity Gain Plan Condition ) attached to reference number 2024/08076/PA
Street Record, Station Road, Birmingham
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE TEMPORARY2026/01439/PA
Display of 1.no Illuminated post mounted hanging sign 1.no illuminated name sign to front. 1.no acrylic wall sign to side 1.no Wall mounted Entrance sign to front 1.no Illuminated projecting car park sign 1.no wall mounted Exit sign
White Swan, 132 - 134 Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TT
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/01540/PA
Erection of single storey rear extension
4 Arkwright Road, Birmingham, B32 1LR
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01541/PA
Retention of outbuilding
178 Queens Road, Birmingham, B26 2AL
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN2026/01542/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
31 Twyford Road, Birmingham, B8 2NH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS2026/01543/PA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use at first floor from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 5 no. flats (Use Class C3)
43 Nursery Road, Birmingham, B19 2XN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/01544/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.9 metres, eaves height 2.8 metres
33 Crossfield Road, Birmingham, B33 9HS
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided: OUT OF SCOPE - PRIOR APPROVAL CRITERIA NOT MET2026/01545/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.4 metres
88 Cliveden Avenue, Birmingham, B42 1SL
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01546/PA
Listed building consent for the erection of single storey rear extension
93 Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3HG
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/01547/PA
Erection of 5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 2.85 metres, eaves height 2.55 metres
17 Freasley Road, Birmingham, B34 7PS
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01548/PA
Erection of two storey side extension
14 Willmore Grove, Birmingham, B38 9RE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/01549/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 southern corner of the eastern concourse of the approved Curzon Street Station under Schedule 17 application ref. 2024/08069/PA
Street Record, Curzon Street, Birmingham
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/01552/PA
Erection of two storey rear extension and reconfiguration of existing parking area to provide defined bays.
Four Dwellings Primary Academy, Quinton Road West, Birmingham, B32 1PJ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Under Assessment2026/01553/PA
Erection of 2no. affordable dwellings with disabled access, associated landscape and associated works
25 Taysfield Road, Birmingham, B31 1JT
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/01554/PA
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of residential accommodation (Use Class C3) in 2no. four storey buildings with associated access, landscaping and parking
Street Record, Ladywood Road, Birmingham
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01555/PA
Listed Building Consent for the display various illuminated and non-illuminated signage.
White Swan, 132 - 134 Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TT
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/01556/PA
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
138 Winchester Gardens, Birmingham, B31 2QB
Received 25 Mar 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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