Planning application
Unit 3 and 4 First Floor Front 19 - 23 Pitsford Street Birmingham B18 6LJ
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 2 no.one bed self-contained residential flats at first floor (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2025/06404/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/06404/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Postcode
- B18 6LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2025
Received by Birmingham
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12 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Birmingham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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