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Richmond House 84 Newhall Street Birmingham B3 1PB

Granted Birmingham 2023/05111/PA Full Planning

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Conversion of former university teaching building (Class F1) and construction of two-storey roof extension to create 150 co-living units (sui generis) with associated internal and external communal facilities

As published by the council, reference 2023/05111/PA

Application record

Reference
2023/05111/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
Received
26 Jul 2023
Validated
3 Aug 2023
Decided
20 Mar 2024
Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Postcode
B3 1PB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

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

  • 2024/05581/PA Granted

    Richmond House, 84 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1PB

    Non material amendment to planning approval 2023/05111/PA to relocate air source heat pumps from the lower ground level to level 7 including plant enclosure and amendments to external staircase and existing riser

    Decided 17 Oct 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jul 2023

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 3 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2024/05581/PA Granted

    Richmond House, 84 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1PB

    Non material amendment to planning approval 2023/05111/PA to relocate air source heat pumps from the lower ground level to level 7 including plant enclosure and amendments to external staircase and existing riser

    Decided 17 Oct 2024 Amendments

Documents

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

83 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 20 March 2024, 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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