Planning application
Microtech House 74 New Town Row Birmingham B6 4HA
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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Dec 2023
Received by Birmingham
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27 Dec 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Mar 2024
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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