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Oculus House 16 Mill Street Birmingham B72 1TJ

Refused Birmingham 2024/04291/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 from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to a mixed use to include one 3-bedroom flat at ground floor (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 2024/04291/PA

Application record

Reference
2024/04291/PA
Type
Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
Status
Rejected
Decision
Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
Received
29 Jun 2024
Validated
1 Jul 2024
Decided
23 Aug 2024
Ward
Sutton Trinity
Postcode
B72 1TJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jun 2024

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 1 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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