Planning application
120 Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1LX
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Site clearance and demolition of all existing structures and the erection of a 21-storey building (Ground + 20 storeys) and 8 storey shoulder building (Ground + 7) for Purpose Built Student Accommodation and associated amenity floorspace (Use Class sui generis), hard and soft landscaping works, access, drainage and all other associated works
As published by the council, reference 2025/06157/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/06157/PA
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Approve subject to Conditions
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ladywood
- Postcode
- B1 1LX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Birmingham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/03883/PA Awaiting decision
120 Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1LX
Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2025/06157/PA to change wording of conditions 5, 6 and 28 to allow for structural demolitions and below ground works to commence
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Birmingham
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14 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2026/03883/PA Awaiting decision
120 Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1LX
Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2025/06157/PA to change wording of conditions 5, 6 and 28 to allow for structural demolitions and below ground works to commence
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
91 documents on file for this application
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Birmingham granted permission on 27 March 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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