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McDonald's Belchers Lane Birmingham B9 5RT

Refused Birmingham 2026/01748/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 lawful development certificate for proposed installation of five electric vehicle (EV) charging upstands

As published by the council, reference 2026/01748/PA

Application record

Reference
2026/01748/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
1 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Decided
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Heartlands
Postcode
B9 5RT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

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

  • 2025/05189/PA Refused

    McDonald's Belchers Lane Birmingham B9 5RT

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed installation of 5no. electric vehicle (EV) charging upstands

    Decided 24 Mar 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 23 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jun 2026

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

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

InstaVolt Ltd Applicant, registered in Basingstoke

Active · incorporated 2016 · Basingstoke

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Documents

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

9 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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