Planning application
2025/07211/PA
Essex House Kent Street Birmingham B5 6RD
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
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
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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