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56 Harold Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DA

Refused Birmingham 2025/06751/PA Existing Lawful Use/Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

As published by the council, reference 2025/06751/PA

Application record

Reference
2025/06751/PA
Type
Existing Lawful Use/Development
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Section 191 / 192 Required (Certificate Refused)
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Decided
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Ladywood
Postcode
B16 9DA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 2022/05625/PA Refused

    56 Harold Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DA

    Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use as 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    Decided 7 Sep 2022 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Section 191 / 192 Required (Certificate Refused)

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 2 Harold Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DA

    2023/08529/PA Submitted 19 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use as a 4 no. bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs
  • 56 Harold Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DA

    2022/05625/PA Submitted 15 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use as 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    Refused Lawful development 5 docs
  • 44 Harold Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DA

    2022/05626/PA Submitted 15 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use as 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    Refused Lawful development 5 docs
  • 9 Eldon Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DP

    2024/05815/PA Submitted 10 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    Granted Lawful development 18 docs
  • 21 Eldon Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DP

    2022/09670/PA Submitted 28 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use as a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs
  • 5 Eldon Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 9DP

    2022/09669/PA Submitted 28 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use as a 3 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs

In Birmingham

  • 2026/01608/PA Awaiting decision

    24 Dawlish Road, Birmingham, B29 7AE

    Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use as 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    Received 26 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/01609/PA Awaiting decision

    26 Dawlish Road, Birmingham, B29 7AE

    Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use as 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    Received 26 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/01680/PA Awaiting decision

    127 Gillott Road Ladywood Birmingham B16 0ET

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use as a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) in excess of 10 years

    Received 30 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/02492/PA Refused

    836 Walsall Road Perry Barr Birmingham B42 1ES

    Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use as care home (Use Class C2) in excess of 10 years

    Received 7 May, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/03761/PA Granted

    1-62 Lench Close Birmingham B13 9EY

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed solar PV Panels at properties 1-62 Lench Close.

    Received 3 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development