38 Francis Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LX

1. 9 Feb 2024

   Received by Birmingham

2. 19 Feb 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Mar 2024

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

4. 18 Aug 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.

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

• 38 Francis Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LX

  2024/02313/PA Submitted 11 Apr 2024 26m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a small HMO (Use Class C4)

  Decided Lawful development 10 docs

• 13 Florence Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LN

  2025/04371/PA Submitted 7 Aug 2025 116m away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse to 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4) and the installation of a rear dormer window.

  Refused Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Domestic

• 27 Florence Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LN

  2025/06269/PA Submitted 6 Nov 2025 116m away

  Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed dormer roof to rear with single storey rear extension.

  Decided Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Land adjacent to 2 Francis Road and rear of 156-160 Yardley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LX

  2026/02683/PA Submitted 15 May 2026 145m away

  Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse

  Granted Full applications 19 docs
  Domestic

• 168 Yardley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LR

  2026/01427/PA Submitted 18 Mar 2026 148m away

  Change of use of an existing vacant retail unit to a grocery and convenience store (Use Class E)

  Withdrawn Full applications 9 docs

• 126 Yardley Road Acocks Green Olton Birmingham B27 6LR

  2025/05180/PA Submitted 15 Sep 2025 177m away

  Erection of single storey side / rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 2026/03794/PA Decided

  22 Marton Close Nechells Birmingham B7 5HU

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed garage conversion into habitable room with replacement of garage door with window

  7 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/01007/PA Refused

  19b Barnsley Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8EB

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as 2no. self contained flats

  24 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/03754/PA Decided

  408 Old Walsall Road, Birmingham, B42 1HU

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension

  3 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/03239/PA Decided

  23 Wylde Green Road, Birmingham, B72 1HD

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed loft alteration and extension of existing dormer

  15 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/03666/PA Decided

  304 Tiverton Road, Birmingham, B29 6BY

  Lawful development certificate for proposed installation of L shaped dormer windows to rear.

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development