Planning application
225 Merritts Brook Lane Birmingham B31 1UJ
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of ground floor from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 3 no. self contained flats (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 2026/00851/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/00851/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Allens Cross
- Postcode
- B31 1UJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Birmingham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/03777/PA Granted
225 Merritts Brook Lane, Birmingham, B31 1UJ
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 3 no. self contained flats (Use Class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Birmingham
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17 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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