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193 Holyhead Road Handsworth Birmingham B21 0AS

Refused Birmingham 2023/05525/PA Proposed 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 a proposed change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to childrens care home (Use Class C2)

As published by the council, reference 2023/05525/PA

Application record

Reference
2023/05525/PA
Type
Proposed Lawful Use/Development
Status
Rejected
Decision
Section 191 / 192 Required (Certificate Refused)
Received
14 Aug 2023
Validated
30 Aug 2023
Decided
2 Nov 2023
Ward
Holyhead
Postcode
B21 0AS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2023

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 30 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Nov 2023

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

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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