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Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1HU

Granted Birmingham 2025/05973/PA Full Planning

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from vacant church to retail shop and alterations to the entrance frontage

As published by the council, reference 2025/05973/PA

Application record

Reference
2025/05973/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Granted As published: Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Decision
Granted As published: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Decided
19 May 2026
Ward
Alum Rock
Postcode
B8 1HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/04563/PA Refused

    Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1HU

    Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning approval 2025/05973/PA for alterations to front elevation

    Decided 23 Sep 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Decision issued: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2026/04563/PA Refused

    Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1HU

    Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning approval 2025/05973/PA for alterations to front elevation

    Decided 23 Sep 2026 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 19 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1HU

    2026/04563/PA Submitted 31 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning approval 2025/05973/PA for alterations to front elevation

    Refused Amendments 8 docs

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