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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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 dates15,014Searchable applications
206Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 10,207 approved or refused records
2,052Refused applications
8,155 approved · 2,052 refused · 613 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02894/PA
Erection of first floor rear extension and rear rooflights
8 Lovell Close, Birmingham, B29 4LH
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02895/PA
Erection of single story rear out building
342 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 3DB
Received 27 May 2026 - Withdrawn2026/02898/PA
Listed building consent for the installation of replacement 5no. timber doors
33 Church Road, Birmingham, B15 3ST
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/02899/PA
Erection of 5.09 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.59 metres, eaves height 2.65 metres
85 Fast Pits Road, Birmingham, B25 8PB
Received 23 May 2026 - Under Assessment2026/02803/PA
Redevelopment of surface car park with 6 storey block containing 12 apartments with associated access, servicing and central landscaped courtyard
West Midlands Police, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NW
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/02805/PA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed conversion of attached external store to form a disabled accessible internal shower room with a new replacement roof together with associated works
41 Dovey Road, Birmingham, B13 9NT
Received 21 May 2026 - Under Assessment2026/02806/PA
Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to Children's home (Use Class C2) for upto 2no. children
6 Hopedale Road, Birmingham, B32 1PD
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)2026/02807/PA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension
59 Hazelville Road, Birmingham, B28 9PZ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02808/PA
Erection of single storey forward porch extension
59 Hazelville Road, Birmingham, B28 9PZ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/02810/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
24 Farcroft Road, Birmingham, B21 8PT
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02811/PA
Retention of ATM machine
209 Cotterills Lane, Birmingham, B8 3RY
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/02812/PA
Application to determine the details for condition 23 (Contaminated Land Verification Report) attached to reference number 2019/04239/PA.
Street Record, Jennens Road, Birmingham
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/02813/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres
671 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 3JA
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/02814/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres
140 Woodlands Road, Birmingham, B11 4ET
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02816/PA
Erection of single storey rear extension
27 Shenley Lane, Birmingham, B29 5PQ
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02817/PA
Listed building consent for variation of condition attached to the approved listed building consent 2024/04460/PA to include internal alterations comprising the insertion of a new staircase from the first floor to the second floor/roof space, together with associated amendments to the approved internal layout
52 Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3HE
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02818/PA
Conversion of existing garage into a habitable room
26 Chancellors Close, Birmingham, B15 3UJ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02819/PA
Erection of external canopy and associated works
Iron Mountain, 65 Egerton Road, Birmingham, B24 0RR
Received 22 May 2026 - Under Assessment2026/02821/PA
Phased demolition of existing school building; construction of new three storey school building and separate sports building, replacement 3G pitch and MUGA with related pedestrian route, new car parking areas, garden and revisions to existing pedestrian and vehicular access points.
Aston Manor Academy, Phillips Street, Birmingham, B6 4PZ
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS2026/02822/PA
Installation of 35% VLT (visible light transmission) film
23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, B2 4BH
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)2026/02823/PA
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation
4 Rookery Road, Birmingham, B29 7DQ
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided: APPROVE2026/02824/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 64 (Social Value Strategy/Construction Employment Plan) attached to planning application 2024/06104/PA.
The Axis, Holliday Street, Birmingham, B1 1TF
Received 22 May 2026 - Withdrawn2026/02825/PA
Outline planning consent, with all matters reserved except for landscaping, for the erection of 1no. dwelling house and new external garage
303 Orphanage Road, Birmingham, B72 1BE
Received 22 May 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/02826/PA
Erection of first floor rear extension
119 Old Croft Lane, Birmingham, B34 7BY
Received 22 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Birmingham City Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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