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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 dates13,082Searchable applications
203Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 8,826 approved or refused records
1,736Refused applications
7,090 approved · 1,736 refused · 514 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2024 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under Assessment2026/01647/PA
Demolition of existing community hall and formation of a 20 space car park for use ancillary to the adjacent Sikh Temple (Use Class F1(f))
Street Record, Waverley Road, Birmingham
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/01650/PA
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed replacement of timber decking to existing apartment balconies with aluminium decking, replacement of existing timber decking to the ground floor terraced area with aluminium decking, replacement of timber cladding to the ground floor terrace down-stands with Cedral click cement fibreboard panels to the down-stands to the terraces and replacement of existing timber decking and plywood substrate to the amenity area which forms the roof to the car park with aluminium decking with a cement fibre board lining between the car park roof steel sections.
Street Record, Granville Street, Birmingham
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01651/PA
Erection of single storey side and single storey rear extensions
72 Bunbury Road, Birmingham, B31 2DW
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01653/PA
Erection of detached outbuilding to rear
149 Delhurst Road, Birmingham, B44 9UT
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/01654/PA
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed garage conversion to habitable room and new conservatory to rear
10 Hesketh Crescent, Birmingham, B23 7EQ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under Consultation2026/01661/PA
Erection of single storey detached storeroom to rear
313 Highfield Road, Birmingham, B28 0BX
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Under Consultation2026/01662/PA
Erection of single storey detached storeroom to rear
323 Highfield Road, Birmingham, B28 0BX
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/01675/PA
Erection of single storey side extension and external alterations associated with change of use of ground floor from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a mixed-use comprising an estate agent office and plumbing trade counter (Use Class E) and creation of a self-contained residential flat (Use Class C3) at first floor level
131 Speedwell Road, Birmingham, B25 8HN
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/01676/PA
Listed Building consent for erection of single storey rear extension and internal alterations at ground floor forming a shower room
31 Heathfield Road, Birmingham, B19 1HA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)2026/01678/PA
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
20 Warwell Lane, Birmingham, B26 1DB
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided: REFUSE2026/01679/PA
Listed Building consent for internal alterations including upgrade and replacement of selected internal doors
1 Mansfield Road, Birmingham, B25 8LX
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/01680/PA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use as a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) in excess of 10 years
127 Gillott Road, Birmingham, B16 0ET
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/01681/PA
Non material amendment to Planning Approval 2024/07501/PA for alterations to water misting plant room and cable containment on the facade of building
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2GW
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01682/PA
Installation of dropped kerb and alterations to the boundary wall
58 Coney Green Drive, Birmingham, B31 4DU
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under Consultation2026/01683/PA
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a detached dwellinghouse.
181 Fordhouse Lane, Birmingham, B30 3AG
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under Assessment2026/01684/PA
Erection of three storey dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
3 Stanmore Road, Birmingham, B16 9ST
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/01686/PA
Erection of 8 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 2.6 metres, eaves height 2.4 metres
5 Hampton Road, Birmingham, B23 7JJ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE2026/01687/PA
Erection of 5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.5 metres, eaves height 3.3 metres
47 Reynoldstown Road, Birmingham, B36 8UH
Received 29 Mar 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)2026/01689/PA
Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing outbuilding with ancillary use to the main dwelling (Use Class C3)
67 Swanage Road, Birmingham, B10 9ER
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE2026/01690/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.2 metres, eaves height 3 metres
7 Thanet Grove, Birmingham, B42 1SS
Received 29 Mar 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/01691/PA
Erection of first floor rear extension
28 The Close, Birmingham, B17 8TU
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided: OUT OF SCOPE - PRIOR APPROVAL CRITERIA NOT MET2026/01692/PA
Erection of 8 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 2.95 metres, eaves height 2.95 metres
79 The Hurst, Birmingham, B13 0DA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Under Consultation2026/01693/PA
Variation of Condition 15 attached to planning application 2017/02985/PA to replace the approved plans with revised plans
179 - 181 Woodlands Road, Birmingham, B11 4ER
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/01694/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.8 metres
83 Glebe Farm Road, Birmingham, B33 9NP
Received 28 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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