Planning application
137 Watford Road, Birmingham, B30 1NP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for an existing use as 4 bed HMO (Use class C4)
As published by the council, reference 2025/07162/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/07162/PA
- Type
- Existing Lawful Use/Development
- Status
- Refused As published: Decided: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)
- Decision
- Refused As published: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Bournville & Cotteridge
- Postcode
- B30 1NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Birmingham
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23 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)
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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 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.
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