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9-10 Emporium Bartholomew Row Highgate Birmingham B5 5JU

Granted Birmingham 2025/06872/PA Full Planning

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

Proposal

Change of use from Bed and Breakfast Accommodation (Use Class C1) to a 16 unit Student accommodation block (Sui Generis).

As published by the council, reference 2025/06872/PA

Application record

Reference
2025/06872/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decided
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Nechells
Postcode
B5 5JU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2026/02629/PA Granted

    9-10 Emporium Bartholomew Row Birmingham B5 5JU

    Application to determine the details for condition numbers 2- Submission of a Moving In Moving Out Management Plan, 3- Submission of details of refuse storage and 4- storage for cycles and/or motorcycles, attached to reference number 2025/06872/PA

    Decided 2 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/02522/PA Granted

    9-10 Emporium Bartholomew Row Birmingham B5 5JU

    Non material amendment to Planning Approval 2025/06872/PA for removal of two WC's at ground floor, blocking up of one door with reconfiguration of lounge/kitchen/diner, switch positions of living room and kitchen, reinsertion of a stud partition wall, insertion of a lobby on a dining room door. Enlargement of bathroom pod to include a shower, reconfiguration of access to a snug (in a partition wall) and inclusion of a fire lobby at first floor. Enlargement of bathroom pod to include a shower, removal of attic stairs at second floor

    Decided 3 Jul 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 18 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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