2025/04839/PA

1. 29 Aug 2025

   Received by Birmingham

2. 22 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Nov 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

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• 2022/08187/PA Granted

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  Erection of two storey side and rear and single storey front and rear extensions.

  2 Nov 2022 115m away Householder
• 2025/06953/PA Refused

  720 Shirley Road Hall Green Birmingham B28 9LF

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 8-bed HMO (Sui Generis) to provide assisted-living accommodation

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• 2026/00269/PA Granted

  95 Bushmore Road Birmingham B28 9QY

  Erection of single storey rear and first floor side extensions

  21 Jan 2026 185m away Householder
• 2025/05528/PA Granted

  73 Bushmore Road Birmingham B28 9QY

  Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions

  30 Sep 2025 185m away Householder
• 2025/04907/PA Granted

  855 Shirley Road Birmingham B28 9JJ

  Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres

  1 Sep 2025 205m away Prior approval

• 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