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Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

Granted Birmingham 2024/03645/PA Listed Building

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for installation of internal partitions to create rooms in apartments, reconfigure internal staircase and bin store in Harry Smith Building and addition of water tank in the Gem and Harry Smith Building

As published by the council, reference 2024/03645/PA

Application record

Reference
2024/03645/PA
Type
Listed Building
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
Received
7 Jun 2024
Validated
11 Jun 2024
Decided
2 Aug 2024
Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Postcode
B18 5AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 8 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2024/04535/PA Granted

    Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    Application to determine the details of condition number 6 (Window Survey and Schedule of Works) attached to planning approval 2021/07305/PA.

    Decided 23 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • 2024/03649/PA Withdrawn

    Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    Non material amendment to Planning Approval 2021/07305/PA to change from 16no. open plan loft studios/duplex apartments to 16no. apartments

    Submitted 7 Jun 2024 Amendments
  • 2024/03235/PA Withdrawn

    Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    Application for a non-material amendment to listed building consent 2021/07305/PA to allow following changes - (a) - to amend and show the internal layouts of the proposed residential units with a reconfigured internal staircase and bins store in Harry Smith Building and the addition of water tank in the Gem and Harry Smith Building as a fire officer/ Building regulations requirement - (b) to amend the listed building consent description by removing the words open plan, studio and loft as there are no open plan or studio units in the LBC consent. Currently its states - Listed Building consent for the conversion and refurbishment of buildings to allow the Harry Smith building to be retained as commercial/retail space at basement and ground floor levels with 6 apartments above and for the Gem Buildings to be used as 16 open plan loft studios/duplex apartments. to amend the development description of planning application. 2021/07305/PA to:- Listed Building consent for the conversion and refurbishment of buildings to allow the Harry Smith building to be retained as commercial/retail space at basement and ground floor levels with 6 apartments above and for the Gem Buildings to be used as 16 apartments

    Submitted 22 May 2024 Amendments
  • 2024/03232/PA Granted

    Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2021/06272/PA for amendment to 17-21 Hockley Hill for installation of partitions to show the internal layouts of residential units, reconfigured internal staircase and bins store in Harry Smith Building and the addition of water tank in the Gem and Harry Smith building

    Decided 24 Jul 2024 Amendments
  • 2023/08459/PA Granted

    Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    Application to determine the details of condition number 1 (structural recording), 2 (significant fixtures and their retention), 3 (full strategy for the repair of historic fabric) and 5 (submission of a M&E and water utilities strategy) attached to Listed Building Consent 2021/07305/PA

    Decided 6 Feb 2024 Conditions
  • 2023/08458/PA Split decision

    Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    Application to determine the details of condition number 2 (prior submission of Structural Recording), 3 (prior submission of details of the repairs works to the listed and retained buildings),12 (prior submission of a construction method statement/management plan), 14 (prior submission of a Sustainable Drainage scheme in a phased manner) and 16 (submission of architectural details) attached to planning application 2021/06272/PA.

    Decided 19 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • 2023/02903/PA Granted

    Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    Application for a non-material amendment to listed building consent 2021/07305/PA to allow minor changes to the wording of conditions

    Decided 30 May 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jun 2024

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 11 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 2 August 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    2023/02903/PA Submitted 4 May 2023 50 yards away

    Application for a non-material amendment to listed building consent 2021/07305/PA to allow minor changes to the wording of conditions

    Granted Amendments 4 docs
  • 17-21 Hockley Hill Birmingham B18 5AH

    2024/07038/PA Submitted 6 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Application to determine the details for condition number 15 (sustainable drainage operation and maintenance plan) 27 (residential travel plan) 38 (refuse storage) 40 (bird/bat boxes) attached to approval 2021/06272/PA

    Granted Conditions 16 docs
  • Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    2023/08459/PA Submitted 15 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Application to determine the details of condition number 1 (structural recording), 2 (significant fixtures and their retention), 3 (full strategy for the repair of historic fabric) and 5 (submission of a M&E and water utilities strategy) attached to Listed Building Consent 2021/07305/PA

    Granted Conditions 16 docs
  • Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    2023/08458/PA Submitted 15 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Application to determine the details of condition number 2 (prior submission of Structural Recording), 3 (prior submission of details of the repairs works to the listed and retained buildings),12 (prior submission of a construction method statement/management plan), 14 (prior submission of a Sustainable Drainage scheme in a phased manner) and 16 (submission of architectural details) attached to planning application 2021/06272/PA.

    Split decision Conditions 19 docs
  • Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    2024/03235/PA Submitted 22 May 2024 50 yards away

    Application for a non-material amendment to listed building consent 2021/07305/PA to allow following changes - (a) - to amend and show the internal layouts of the proposed residential units with a reconfigured internal staircase and bins store in Harry Smith Building and the addition of water tank in the Gem and Harry Smith Building as a fire officer/ Building regulations requirement - (b) to amend the listed building consent description by removing the words open plan, studio and loft as there are no open plan or studio units in the LBC consent. Currently its states - Listed Building consent for the conversion and refurbishment of buildings to allow the Harry Smith building to be retained as commercial/retail space at basement and ground floor levels with 6 apartments above and for the Gem Buildings to be used as 16 open plan loft studios/duplex apartments. to amend the development description of planning application. 2021/07305/PA to:- Listed Building consent for the conversion and refurbishment of buildings to allow the Harry Smith building to be retained as commercial/retail space at basement and ground floor levels with 6 apartments above and for the Gem Buildings to be used as 16 apartments

    Withdrawn Amendments New dwelling 9 docs
    Several homes
  • Harry Smith Building & Gem Building 17-19 & 20-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5AH

    2024/03232/PA Submitted 22 May 2024 50 yards away

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2021/06272/PA for amendment to 17-21 Hockley Hill for installation of partitions to show the internal layouts of residential units, reconfigured internal staircase and bins store in Harry Smith Building and the addition of water tank in the Gem and Harry Smith building

    Granted Amendments 22 docs

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  • 2026/02817/PA Granted

    52 Harborne Road, Birmingham, B15 3HE

    Listed building consent for variation of condition attached to the approved listed building consent 2024/04460/PA to include internal alterations comprising the insertion of a new staircase from the first floor to the second floor/roof space, together with associated amendments to the approved internal layout

    Received 21 May, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings