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2024/05303/PA

The Graduate 256 Great Lister Street Birmingham B7 4DA

Refused Birmingham Existing Lawful Use/Development

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to show development has commenced for planning permission reference 2020/05574/PA through the digging of a trench which is to contain the foundations on 28 June 2024 as per section 56 4 (b) of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990

As published by the council, reference 2024/05303/PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2024

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 12 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Oct 2024

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

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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 lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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In Birmingham

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  • 2026/02521/PA Decided

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    8 May 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/02520/PA Decided

    149 Tiverton Road, Birmingham, B29 6BS

    Use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation before the Citywide Article 4 Direction came into effect up to the date of this application

    8 May 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/01659/PA Decided

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    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

    31 Mar 2026 Lawful development