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Former 'The Trees' Public House site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

Granted Birmingham 2022/06777/PA Full Planning

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of four linked blocks of 17, 11, 10 and 8 storeys for student accommodation (Sui Generis) (620 bedspaces) (17,055sqm) arranged around a private courtyard, with new landscaping and disabled parking spaces.

As published by the council, reference 2022/06777/PA

Application record

Reference
2022/06777/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
Received
1 Sep 2022
Validated
20 Oct 2022
Decided
23 Feb 2023
Ward
Edgbaston
Postcode
B5 7TT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/04555/PA Awaiting decision

    Former 'The Trees' Public House Site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

    Display of 6 no. illuminated signs

    Submitted 31 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • 2025/06332/PA Awaiting decision

    Former 'The Trees' Public House Site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

    Application for a non-material amendment to condition 8 of planning permission 2022/06777/PA to remove requirement for sealed windows within purpose-built student accommodation

    Submitted 10 Nov 2025 Amendments
  • 2025/04071/PA Granted

    Former 'The Trees' Public House Site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2022/06777/PA for alterations to the external facade of development and size of substation.

    Decided 27 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • 2023/04547/PA Granted

    Former 'The Trees' Public House site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

    Application to determine the details of condition numbers 5. (Sustainable drainage scheme) and 6. (Drainage scheme for foul water disposal) attached to Planning Application 2022/06777/PA

    Decided 1 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • 2023/04466/PA Granted

    Former 'The Trees' Public House site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

    Application to determine the details of condition number 7. (earthworks details) attached to Planning Application 2022/06777/PA

    Decided 28 Sep 2023 Conditions
  • 2023/04055/PA Granted

    Former 'The Trees' Public House site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

    Application to determine the details of condition numbers 1. (Contamination Remediation Scheme) and 4. (Arboricultural Method Statement/Tree Protection Plan) attached to Planning Application 2022/06777/PA

    Decided 9 Feb 2024 Conditions
  • 2023/02975/PA Granted

    Former 'The Trees' Public House site Bristol Road Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7TT

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2022/06777/PA for amendment to the description of development to remove reference to the floorspace and bedspace figures, amendments to the internal layouts on each floor plan incorporating a second staircase within the tower (floors 10-15) and 10-storey shoulder building, minor external alterations to the service yard and the west and southern elevations to accommodate the plant room access at ground floor level, amendment of pre-commencement conditions 9 (Sample Materials Required), 10 (Sample Panels) and 11 (Architectural Details) to allow for details to be approved prior to their use/installation

    Decided 14 Jun 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2022

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 20 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions

  4. 30 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

81 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 23 February 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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