49 Grestone Avenue Handsworth Wood Birmingham B20 1AR

1. 11 Oct 2023

   Received by Birmingham

2. 20 Oct 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Dec 2023

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 3 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 34 Grestone Avenue Birmingham B20 1AX

  2025/06029/PA Submitted 24 Oct 2025 42m away

  Erection of first floor side and rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 4 docs
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• 16 Woodcroft Avenue Handsworth Wood Birmingham B20 1AS

  2021/00444/PA Submitted 20 Jan 2021 77m away

  Erection of single storey rear conservatory

  Granted Householder Extension 12 docs
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• 8 Ashcombe Avenue Handsworth Wood Birmingham B20 1AT

  2023/06569/PA Submitted 28 Sep 2023 116m away

  Erection of two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, installation of rear dormer window.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Woodcroft Avenue Birmingham B20 1AS

  2025/04885/PA Submitted 29 Aug 2025 127m away

  Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres

  Granted Prior approval Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 27 Woodcroft Avenue Handsworth Wood Birmingham B20 1AS

  2024/03898/PA Submitted 17 Jun 2024 137m away

  Erection of two-storey side and rear extension, single-storey rear, side and forward extensions and installation of dormer window to rear.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
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• Hamstead Hall Junction of Friary Road and College Road Handsworth Wood Birmingham B20 1AP

  2023/04782/PA Submitted 14 Jul 2023 212m away

  Listed building consent for works to grade II listed building, including part demolition and conversion works, as well as erection of new buildings and other associated works within site curtilage in order to provide 179 apartments

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling Demolition 149 docs
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• 2026/03219/PA Refused

  74 Pilkington Avenue, Birmingham, B72 1LQ

  Erection of single storey rear and side extensions, two storey front extension, loft conversion of roof space with conversion existing hipped roof to half gable-end roof including installation of dormer windows to the front and rear elevations

  15 Jun 2026 Householder
• 2026/03144/PA Granted

  45 Vicarage Road Nechells Birmingham B6 5JU

  Erection of single and two storey rear extensions

  12 Jun 2026 Householder
• 2026/03515/PA Granted

  7 Hillcrest Road, Birmingham, B72 1EG

  Erection of two storey front and rear extensions and single storey front and side extensions

  26 Jun 2026 Householder
• 2026/03736/PA Granted

  63 West Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2LY

  Erection of first floor side and rear extension.

  18 Jun 2026 Householder
• 2026/03446/PA Granted

  247 Ridgacre Road, Birmingham, B32 1EG

  Installation of ramped access to front of property with associated railings

  23 Jun 2026 Householder