Planning application
17 Rookery Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7DG
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 as 5-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 2026/03399/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/03399/PA
- Type
- Existing Lawful Use/Development
- Status
- REGISTERED: Under Assessment
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bournbrook & Selly Park
- Postcode
- B29 7DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Birmingham
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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 61 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
The process from here
This application is with Birmingham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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18 Rookery Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7DQ
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Decided Lawful development 5 docs -
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Installation of dormer window to front
Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 5 docsDomestic -
1 Rookery Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7DG
71% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul
Change of use from 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4) to 8-bed, 9 person HMO (Sui Generis) and erection of single storey rear and two storey side extensions and installation of dormer windows to front and rear
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docsSmall domestic -
4 Rookery Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7DQ
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation
Decided Lawful development 6 docs -
2 Rookery Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 7DQ
0% historically approved · decision due ~24 Aug
Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use as 5-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs
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2026/03666/PA Decided
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