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Microtech House 74 New Town Row Birmingham B6 4HA

Refused Birmingham 2023/08632/PA Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013

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

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of upper two floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 14 residential units (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 2023/08632/PA

Application record

Reference
2023/08632/PA
Type
Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
Status
Rejected
Decision
Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
Received
21 Dec 2023
Validated
27 Dec 2023
Decided
28 Mar 2024
Ward
Newtown
Postcode
B6 4HA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

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

  • 2024/03992/PA Granted

    Microtech House 74 New Town Row Birmingham B6 4HA

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of upper commercial floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 7 no. residential units (Use Class C3).

    Decided 19 Aug 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Dec 2023

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 27 Dec 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Microtech House 74 New Town Row Birmingham B6 4HA

    2024/03992/PA Submitted 17 Jun 2024 0m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of upper commercial floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 7 no. residential units (Use Class C3).

    Granted Prior approval 11 docs
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    2025/04796/PA Submitted 28 Aug 2025 95m away

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    2023/05771/PA Submitted 17 Aug 2023 95m away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
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  • 55 Brearley Street, Birmingham, B19 3NS

    2026/02226/PA Submitted 22 Apr 2026 125m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) at ground floor front and first floor front to 2 no. self contained flats (Use Class C3)

    Refused Prior approval New dwelling 16 docs
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    Granted Full applications 10 docs

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  • 2026/05432/PA Awaiting decision

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    Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.6 metres

    2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
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    Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres

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