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Essex House Kent Street Birmingham B5 6RD

Granted Birmingham 2025/07211/PA Full Planning

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

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 31 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

26 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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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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