2025/04520/PA

1. 13 Aug 2025

   Received by Birmingham

2. 25 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Feb 2026

   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

• 2025/05180/PA Granted

  126 Yardley Road Acocks Green Olton Birmingham B27 6LR

  Erection of single storey side / rear extension

  15 Sep 2025 0m away Full applications
• 2025/04521/PA Refused

  160 Yardley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LR

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as 4 self-contained flats.

  13 Aug 2025 0m away Lawful development
• 2025/04519/PA Refused

  156 Yardley Road Acock Green Birmingham B27 6LR

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as 4 self-contained flats.

  13 Aug 2025 0m away Lawful development
• 2026/01427/PA Awaiting decision

  168 Yardley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LR

  Change of use of an existing vacant retail unit to a grocery and convenience store (Use Class E)

  18 Mar 2026 42m away Full applications
• 2022/07981/PA Granted

  Land rear of 171-175 Yardley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6NA

  Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse

  25 Oct 2022 67m away Full applications
• 2026/02683/PA Awaiting decision

  Land adjacent to 2 Francis Road and rear of 156-160 Yardley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 6LX

  Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse

  15 May 2026 81m away Full applications

• 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