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The Former Handsworth Wood Girls School Church Lane Handsworth Birmingham B20 2HS

Refused Birmingham 2023/03496/PA Existing Lawful Use/Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful development Certificate for an existing use as a school falling under class F1 (non-residential & learning institutions) in excess of 10 years.

As published by the council, reference 2023/03496/PA

Application record

Reference
2023/03496/PA
Type
Existing Lawful Use/Development
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Section 191 / 192 Required (Certificate Refused)
Received
25 May 2023
Validated
19 Jun 2023
Decided
26 Jul 2023
Ward
Handsworth Wood
Postcode
B20 2HS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2024/01475/PA Granted

    The Former Handsworth Wood Girls School Church Lane Handsworth Birmingham B20 2HS

    Application to determine the details for condition numbers 7. (construction method statement/management plan) attached to planning application 2023/03497/PA

    Decided 2 May 2024 Conditions
  • 2023/03497/PA Granted

    The Former Handsworth Wood Girls School Church Lane Handsworth Birmingham B20 2HS

    Creation of 36no.car parking spaces, vehicle access, installation of 2.0m high welded mesh boundary fencing and personnel gates, landscaping, and associated works

    Decided 8 Feb 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 May 2023

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 19 Jun 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2023

    Decision issued: Section 191 / 192 Required (Certificate Refused)

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Birmingham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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