Planning application
5 Sovereign Court 8 Graham Street Ladywood Birmingham B1 3JR
Works: New dwelling
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 3 no. 1 bed and 3 no. studio apartments (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 2024/04517/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/04517/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE
- Received
- 10 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 3 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Postcode
- B1 3JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2024
Received by Birmingham
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3 Oct 2024
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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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