Planning application
Essex House Kent Street Birmingham B5 6RD
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Acoustic mitigation works including removal of street facing terraces, infilling of doors and windows, replacement of street facing doors and windows to no18 Kent St, new acoustic doors, new roofs with extended parapet, new street facing courtyard wall, new courtyard acoustic louvers, new courtyard smoking terrace, extension of courtyard covered stair to roof level, recladding of courtyard covered stair, new mechanical ventilation and cooling plant within courtyard and on roofs, The Village Inn external wall cladding
As published by the council, reference 2025/07211/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/07211/PA
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 31 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bordesley & Highgate
- Postcode
- B5 6RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Birmingham
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31 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Birmingham granted permission on 6 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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