2025/05176/PA

1. 16 Sep 2025

   Received by Birmingham

2. 31 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Dec 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

• 2025/05807/PA Decided

  26 Umberslade Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7RZ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

  14 Oct 2025 0m away Lawful development
• 2025/05102/PA Granted

  66 Raddlebarn Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6HJ

  Erection of single storey rear extension and new ground floor side window

  11 Sep 2025 169m away Householder
• 2026/02868/PA Awaiting decision

  153 Gristhorpe Road, Birmingham, B29 7SP

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  26 May 2026 198m away Householder
• 2025/06237/PA Refused

  189 Gristhorpe Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7SP

  Retention of single and double storey rear extensions and rear dormer windows, replacement front bay window and front alterations and erection of detached outbuilding to rear

  5 Nov 2025 238m away Householder
• 2026/03460/PA Granted

  189 Gristhorpe Road, Birmingham, B29 7SP

  Erection of two 6 metre deep single storey rear extensions. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.8 metres.

  23 Jun 2026 244m away Prior approval
• 2025/05740/PA Granted

  20 Gristhorpe Road Birmingham B29 7SW

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  10 Oct 2025 244m 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