Planning application
5 Key Hill Drive, Birmingham, B18 5NY
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 2 no. flats (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 2026/01989/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/01989/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Granted As published: Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision
- Granted As published: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Postcode
- B18 5NY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Birmingham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2025/07230/PA Refused
5 Key Hill Drive Birmingham B18 5NY
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 2 no. flats (Use Class C3).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Birmingham
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Birmingham granted permission on 4 June 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 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.
Nearby applications
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Land at 1-4 Key Hill Drive, Nos 2, 54-58 Key Hill and 17-21 Hockley Hill Hockley Birmingham B18 5NY
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Granted Amendments -
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Granted Conditions 3 docs -
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Granted Amendments 7 docs -
Land at 1-4 Key Hill Drive, Nos 2, 54-58 Key Hill and 17-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5NY
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Granted Conditions 8 docs -
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Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 2 no. flats (Use Class C3).
Refused Prior approval New dwelling 17 docsSeveral homes -
Land at 1-4 Key Hill Drive, Nos 2, 54-58 Key Hill and 17-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5NY
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