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30-31 Lower Tower Street Newtown Birmingham B19 3NH

Refused Birmingham 2023/03500/PA Full Planning

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

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from Storage (Use Class B8) to drinking establishment, music venue and shisha area (Use Classes E/ Sui Generis)

As published by the council, reference 2023/03500/PA

Application record

Reference
2023/03500/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
25 May 2023
Validated
8 Jun 2023
Decided
27 Jul 2023
Ward
Newtown
Postcode
B19 3NH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 2023/06755/PA Refused

    30-31 Lower Tower Street Newtown Birmingham B19 3NH

    Change of use from storage (Use Class B8) to storage / lighting and speaker construction and collaboration / Research & Development of entertainment systems / drinking establishment and music venue (Sui Generis).

    Decided 20 Mar 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 May 2023

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 8 Jun 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 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.

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Nearby applications

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  • 30-31 Lower Tower Street Newtown Birmingham B19 3NH

    2023/06755/PA Submitted 6 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from storage (Use Class B8) to storage / lighting and speaker construction and collaboration / Research & Development of entertainment systems / drinking establishment and music venue (Sui Generis).

    Refused Full applications 23 docs

  • 30-31 Lower Tower Street Handsworth Birmingham B19 3NH

    2024/06319/PA Submitted 2 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Retrospective change of use from storage (Class B8) to a mixed use comprising the manufacturing and testing of entertainment sound and lighting systems (Class B2) with associated Research and Development (Class Eg)ii), drinking establishment and nightclub (Sui Generis).

    Refused Full applications 27 docs

  • 30-31 Lower Tower Street Handsworth Birmingham B19 3NH

    2025/05545/PA Submitted 30 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Application to determine the details for condition number 2 (Submission of cycle storage detail) attached to reference number 2025/02108/PA

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • 34 Brearley Street Aston Birmingham B19 3NR

    2025/04796/PA Submitted 28 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2022/03358/PA for alterations to size of proposed two storey rear extension.

    Refused Amendments Extension 4 docs

  • 34 Brearley Street Aston Birmingham B19 3NR

    2023/05771/PA Submitted 17 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension (Resubmission)

    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
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  • 36-38 Brearley Street Newtown Birmingham B19 3NR

    2022/07307/PA Submitted 26 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Application to determine the details for condition number 2 (contamination remediation scheme) attached to approval 2021/02156/PA

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

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