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Land at Watson Road (former Gasworks) Birmingham B7 5SB

Awaiting decision Birmingham 2025/06138/PA Full Planning

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of 2 no. industrial units comprising employment floorspace (Use Class E(g) (iii), B2 and B8), with ancillary (integral) office floorspace (Use Class E (g) (i), associated parking, open storage area and landscaping

As published by the council, reference 2025/06138/PA

Application record

Reference
2025/06138/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Pending As published: REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Nechells
Postcode
B7 5SB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Consultation

  5. 13 Sep 2026

    Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment

    Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.

  6. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Birmingham took a median of 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

61 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Birmingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Birmingham decided full applications in a median of 128 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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