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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 dates17,318Searchable applications
851Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 11,978 approved or refused records
2,436Refused applications
9,542 approved · 2,436 refused · 745 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2023 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Assessment2026/05729/PA
Installation of a new front entrance door and a kitchen extract flue
Unit 91, One Stop Shopping Centre, 2 Walsall Road, Birmingham, B42 1AA
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/05738/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.8 metres, eaves height 2.6 metres
45 Yarningale Road, Birmingham, B14 6LT
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Withdrawn2026/05840/PA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2025/06539/PA to allow for amendments to approved plans in order to retain an existing electricity sub-station
Midpoint Park, Kingsbury Road, Birmingham, B76 1AF
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/05879/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.5 metres
194 Meadway, Birmingham, B33 8NA
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05800/PA
Application to determine the details for condition number 4 (Method Statement) attached to Listed Building Consent 2023/05983/PA
Highbury Hall, 4 Yew Tree Road, Birmingham, B13 8QG
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/05802/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3.10 metres
25 Beaufort Avenue, Birmingham, B34 6AD
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05809/PA
Application to determine the details of conditions number 3 (Bat Survey), 4 (Additional Ecological Survey), 5 (Construction Ecological Management Plan), 6 (Scheme for Ecological Enhancement Measures), 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 8 (No-Dig Specification) and 20 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) attached to planning permission 2026/00645/PA
Highbury Hall, 4 Yew Tree Road, Birmingham, B13 8QG
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Pending recommendation2026/05813/PA
Installation of signage to new school building, including entrance signage, and installation of 1 No. highway entrance sign.
Hill West Junior And Infant School, Clarence Road, Birmingham, B74 4LD
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05814/PA
Application to determine the details of conditions number 10 (Implementation Method Statement), 16 (Hard/soft landscaping details), 17 (Hard surfacing materials) and 18 (Earthworks details) attached to planning permission 2026/00645/PA
Highbury Hall, 4 Yew Tree Road, Birmingham, B13 8QG
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05820/PA
Application to determine the details of deemed Biodiversity Gain condition attached to planning permission 2026/00795/PA
Prince Albert High School, 115 Holford Drive, Birmingham, B42 2TU
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/05824/PA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of part of the building from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 1 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
76 - 78 Yardley Road, B27 6LG
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05825/PA
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for the construction of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct, associated reinforced concrete abutments and maintenance access infrastructure, attenuation basin, engineering earthworks, maintenance access strips, vehicle parking and turning areas, and the installation of vehicle restraint systems and permanent security fencing (revised submission of 2023/06670/PA)
Partnership Property
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED2026/05833/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.2 metres, eaves height 2.55 metres
126 Trittiford Road, Birmingham, B13 0HD
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05834/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.8 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres
84 Falcon Lodge Crescent, Birmingham, B75 7LU
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05961/PA
Test Application to test Constraints
11 Gideon Close, Birmingham, B25 8LG
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05963/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
32 Masham Close, Birmingham, B33 8DY
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05982/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.7 metres, eaves height 2.6 metres
15 Harbury Close, Birmingham, B76 1YF
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05984/PA
Erection of 5.7 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
64 Oakhill Crescent, Birmingham, B27 7LS
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05986/PA
Erection of 5.3 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.5 metres, eaves height 3 metres
604 Chester Road, Birmingham, B73 5HJ
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05987/PA
Erection of 4.6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
31 Gerardsfield Road, Birmingham, B33 0BA
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05998/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
43 Pendragon Road, Birmingham, B42 1RN
Received 26 Sept 2026 - Under Consultation2026/05900/PA
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
550 Bromford Lane, Birmingham, B8 2DU
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05925/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres
79 Bosworth Road, Birmingham, B26 1EY
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Under Assessment2026/05926/PA
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.4 metres
544 Green Lane, Birmingham, B9 5QQ
Received 22 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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