2025/04490/PA

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

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.

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

• 2025/06660/PA Granted

  69 Swarthmore Road Birmingham B29 4NH

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  26 Nov 2025 0m away Householder
• 2025/05825/PA Granted

  53 Swarthmore Road Birmingham B29 4NH

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  15 Oct 2025 0m away Householder
• 2025/06333/PA Granted

  102 New House Farm Drive Birmingham B31 2FX

  Erection of two storey rear extension with juliet balcony and alterations to front porch

  10 Nov 2025 198m away Householder
• 2025/06417/PA Granted

  93 New House Farm Drive Birmingham B31 2FW

  Erection of detached outbuilding to rear

  13 Nov 2025 228m away Householder
• 2025/06727/PA Granted

  41 Green Meadow Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 4DD

  Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

  27 Nov 2025 307m away Householder
• 2025/05004/PA Granted

  1 Hemyock Road Birmingham B29 4DG

  Erection of first floor side extension, demolition of existing conservatory and alterations to existing single storey extension.

  6 Sep 2025 337m away Householder

• 2026/01866/PA Decided

  19 Capern Grove, Birmingham, B32 2JH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

  8 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/02495/PA Decided

  11 Bournville Lane Bournville Birmingham B30 2JY

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as a 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis)

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/02521/PA Decided

  147 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
• 2026/02520/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

  80 Cherington Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7SR

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

  31 Mar 2026 Lawful development