2025/05724/PA

1. 9 Oct 2025

   Received by Birmingham

2. 10 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 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

• 2026/00549/PA Refused

  Kiran Jewellers 279 Soho Road Handsworth Birmingham B21 9SA

  Application to determine the details for condition number 3 and 5 (3- Submission and approval of external materials 5- Submission of noise insulation) attached to reference number 2025/03111/PA

  3 Feb 2026 196m away Conditions
• 2025/04101/PA Granted

  222 Soho Road Birmingham B21 9LR

  Widening of existing first floor shop front to allow access to flat roof

  24 Jul 2025 201m away Full applications
• 2025/06656/PA Status unknown

  36G Rookery Road Handsworth Wood Birmingham B21 9NB

  Change of use from travel agency (Use Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and installation of extraction flue to side

  25 Nov 2025 233m away Full applications
• 2025/05758/PA Granted

  336 Soho Road Handsworth Birmingham B21 9NA

  Retention of internally illuminated ATM surround

  9 Oct 2025 237m away Advertising
• 2025/05720/PA Granted

  336 Soho Road Handsworth Birmingham B21 9NA

  Retention of ATM machine

  9 Oct 2025 237m away Full applications
• 2025/04668/PA Decided

  Handsworth Grammar School For Boys Grove Lane Handsworth Birmingham B21 9ET

  Application for a lawful development certificate for the proposed repairs to existing concrete window frames

  20 Aug 2025 240m away Heritage and listed buildings

• 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