Planning application
Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of buildings and structures with internal and external alterations to the existing Gatehouse Building, alterations to glasshouses and re-orientation of their roofs, extensions and alterations to form a new visitors centre with a cafe and shop, internal and external alterations to the existing function room and erection of an events building with the installation of a new central courtyard and erection of a new Study Centre, infilling of existing basements and extensions and alterations to the existing nursery buildings. Installation of a new pedestrian access, installation of a new vehicle access with alterations to the existing car parking layout, installation of external seating areas, hard surfacing, boundary treatment, landscaping and associated works
As published by the council, reference 2024/05715/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/05715/PA
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
- Received
- 5 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Edgbaston
- Postcode
- B15 3TR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Birmingham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/02649/PA Granted
Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR
Application to discharge condition 3 (phasing plan) attached to planning approval 2024/05715/PA, and conditions 23 (architectural details - new buildings) and 24 (materials) in respect of Phase A only.
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2026/02648/PA Granted
Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 2024/05715/PA to alter the footprint and fenestration design of the classroom barn and the wording of conditions to allow for phased delivery of development
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2025/04695/PA Granted
Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR
Erection of servicing glass house, relocation of butterfly house and redesign of the wellbeing garden including soft landscaping, permeable paths, small outdoor pavilion 'visitor structure', pond and relocation of existing sales house within the garden which will be re-purposed as a workshop.
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2023/00979/PA Granted
Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR
Erection of 4 no. compost bins with associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2024
Received by Birmingham
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11 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2026/02649/PA Granted
Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR
Application to discharge condition 3 (phasing plan) attached to planning approval 2024/05715/PA, and conditions 23 (architectural details - new buildings) and 24 (materials) in respect of Phase A only.
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2026/02648/PA Granted
Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TR
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 2024/05715/PA to alter the footprint and fenestration design of the classroom barn and the wording of conditions to allow for phased delivery of development
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
172 documents on file for this application
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