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53 Swarthmore Road Birmingham B29 4NH

Refused Birmingham 2025/04490/PA Proposed Lawful Use/Development

Works: Extension Small domestic

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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 a proposed single storey rear and side extension

As published by the council, reference 2025/04490/PA

Application record

Reference
2025/04490/PA
Type
Proposed Lawful Use/Development
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Section 191 / 192 Required (Certificate Refused)
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Decided
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Weoley & Selly Oak
Postcode
B29 4NH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

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

  • 2025/05825/PA Granted

    53 Swarthmore Road Birmingham B29 4NH

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Decided 10 Dec 2025 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 19 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Oct 2025

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

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 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.

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