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521 City Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8LL

Refused Birmingham 2025/03427/PA Existing Lawful Use/Development

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing 5no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 2025/03427/PA

Application record

Reference
2025/03427/PA
Type
Existing Lawful Use/Development
Status
Refused As published: Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)
Decision
Refused As published: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)
Received
20 Jun 2025
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Decided
26 Jun 2026
Ward
North Edgbaston
Postcode
B17 8LL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/02429/PA Awaiting decision

    521 City Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8LL

    Retrospective consent for the erection of single storey and second floor rear extensions and dormer to rear/side.

    Submitted 5 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jun 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 16 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 521 City Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8LL

    2026/02429/PA Submitted 5 May 2026 50 yards away

    71% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug

    Retrospective consent for the erection of single storey and second floor rear extensions and dormer to rear/side.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • 509 City Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8LL

    2025/05769/PA Submitted 13 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's home (Use Class C2) for 3no. children and 2no. staff

    Withdrawn Full applications 6 docs
    Domestic

  • 509 City Road Edgbaston Birmingham B17 8LL

    2023/02034/PA Submitted 28 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from single dwelling house (Use Class C3) to 8-bed HMO (Sui Generis)

    Withdrawn Full applications 6 docs
    Domestic

  • 39 Sandon Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8DR

    2026/01359/PA Submitted 16 Mar 2026 100 yards away

    71% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul

    Change of use from a single dwelling (Use Class C3) to 2no. dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated external alterations, dormer windows to front and rear and alterations to roof

    Awaiting decision Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 11 docs
    Several homes

  • 39 Sandon Road Edgbaston Birmingham B17 8DR

    2024/03945/PA Submitted 18 Jun 2024 100 yards away

    Proposed Change of Use from A Single Dwelling into No.2 Dwellings with Associated Site Works

    Refused Full applications 16 docs
    Several homes

  • 2 Carisbrooke Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8NW

    2026/01905/PA Submitted 10 Apr 2026 150 yards away

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to mission convent (Use Class Sui Generis).

    Granted Full applications 21 docs
    Domestic

In Birmingham

  • 2026/03662/PA Refused

    16-26 Springcroft Road and 11-23 Lyncroft Road Land to the rear of Birmingham B11 3EL

    Application for a lawful development certificate to confirm proposed lawful use of the storage building (12 individual units) granted under application 2018/07962/PA to be used for purposes incidental to the main dwelling house.

    Received 2 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/04560/PA Granted

    622 Shirley Road Hall Green Birmingham B28 9LB

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of detached single storey outbuilding to rear.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/03800/PA Refused

    15 Speedwell Road, Birmingham, B5 7PS

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion with dormer window to rear and rooflights to front

    Received 8 Jul, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/04583/PA Granted

    8 Trostrey Road, Birmingham, B30 3NE

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion for habitable use.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/02468/PA Refused

    48 Lottie Road, Birmingham, B29 6JZ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as a small HMO (Use Class C4)

    Received 6 May, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development