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4 The Coppice Handsworth Wood Birmingham B20 2AD

Refused Birmingham 2025/07296/PA Proposed Lawful Use/Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from a dwelling house (Class C3) to a residential childrens home (Class C2) to accommodate no more than three children, aged between 8 and 18 years old, with three adult staff carers.

As published by the council, reference 2025/07296/PA

Application record

Reference
2025/07296/PA
Type
Proposed 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
30 Dec 2025
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Decided
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Handsworth Wood
Postcode
B20 2AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Dec 2025

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 5 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: SECTION 191 / 192 REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE REFUSED)

  5. 7 Aug 2026

    Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What 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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