Planning application
Metallurgy & Materials Building Pritchatts Road Edgbaston Campus Birmingham University of Birmingham B15 2TT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed Building consent for works to internal spaces to install new microscope to GB07. Works involve installing a new microscope and removal of existing microscope, mechanical and electrical changes and alterations to finishes and creation of a new service penetration through wall
As published by the council, reference 2026/03337/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/03337/PA
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Edgbaston
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Birmingham
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 September 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Drees & Sommer UK Ltd Agent, registered in Sale
Active · incorporated 1999 · Sale
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 127 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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