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West Midlands Police Headquarters Steelhouse Lane Birmingham B4 6NW

Granted Birmingham 2026/01581/PA Full Planning

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of pitched roof and gabled elevations to the rear building and alterations for an additional storey to create 4no. one bedroom apartments and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 2026/01581/PA

Application record

Reference
2026/01581/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Granted As published: Decided: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Decision
Granted As published: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Decided
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Ladywood
Postcode
B4 6NW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2025/06786/PA Granted

    West Midlands Police Headquarters Steelhouse Lane Birmingham B4 6NW

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 59 no. apartments (Use Class C3)

    Decided 28 Jan 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 27 July 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.

About full applications

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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