Planning application
Unit 7 Cuckoo Wharf 435 Lichfield Road B6 7SS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use of the building for the provision of education (Use Class F1)
As published by the council, reference 2026/02935/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/02935/PA
- Type
- Existing Lawful Use/Development
- Status
- REGISTERED: Under Consultation
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Nechells
- Postcode
- B6 7SS
Comment by 3 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Birmingham through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Birmingham
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Birmingham took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Birmingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Birmingham decided lawful development applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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