Site Bordered by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street Birmingham

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 1 refused.

• 2025/07160/PA Granted

  Site Bordered by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street Birmingham

  Application to determine the details for condition number 4 (Submission of Sustainable Drainage Scheme) attached to reference number 2021/05399/PA

  Decided 8 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 2025/04681/PA Granted

  Site Bordered by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street, Birmingham

  Non Material Amendment to approval 2021/05399/PA for amendments to the wording of Planning Condition 6 and Planning Condition 12 and the omission of Planning Condition 25.

  Decided 10 Nov 2025 Amendments
• 2023/04934/PA Granted

  Site Bordered by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street Birmingham

  Application to determine the details for condition number 1 (Pre - Demolition: Submission of Demolition & Construction Management Plan) attached to approval 2021/05399/PA.

  Decided 19 Jan 2024 Conditions
• 2023/02421/PA Refused

  Site Bordered by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street Birmingham

  Application to determine the details of condition numbers 1. (Demolition & Construction Management Plan) to include the following details i. (Assessing and dealing with contamination and hazardous materials and risks) ii. (Location of loading and unloading) iii. (Vehicle parking) iv. (Hours of work) v. (Noise and vibration control methodologies) vi. (Measures to suppress dust and dirt including during trackout) vii. (Recycling/disposing of waste) attached to Planning Application 2021/05399/PA

  Decided 28 Jun 2023 Conditions

1. 27 Jun 2026

   Received by Birmingham

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 18 Aug 2026

   Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment

   Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 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 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Birmingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Birmingham decided amendment applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Site bound by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street Birmingham

  2026/03395/PA Submitted 24 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

  Discharge of condition 3 (social value plan) of consent 2021/05399/PA

  Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

• Site Bordered by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street Birmingham

  2025/07160/PA Submitted 19 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application to determine the details for condition number 4 (Submission of Sustainable Drainage Scheme) attached to reference number 2021/05399/PA

  Granted Conditions 27 docs

• Site bound by Gooch Street North, Kent Street and Lower Essex Street Birmingham

  2026/03397/PA Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 5 (contamination remediation scheme) of consent 2021/05399/PA

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Priory House Gooch Street North/Kent Street Birmingham B5 6QU

  2021/03223/PA Submitted 12 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Discharge of Condition no.4 (Bird/Bat box details) of planning permission ref: 2020/04784/PA - refurbishment and conversion of Priory House.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 42a Bristol Street Birmingham B5 7AA

  2024/01205/PA Submitted 26 Feb 2024 100 yards away

  Retrospective planning application for change of use to night club (Sui Generis)

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Land at Bristol Street, Bromsgrove Street and Essex Street Birmingham B5 7AA

  2023/07902/PA Submitted 23 Nov 2023 100 yards away

  71% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jan

  Demolition of all existing buildings and the erection of three buildings (phased) between 7 and 40 storeys for residential use and associated amenity floor space (Use Class C3), ground floor commercial spaces (flexible within Use Class E (a-g(i))), hard and soft landscaping, access, drainage, and all other associated works

  Status unknown Full applications Demolition 165 docs

• 2026/04598/PA Granted

  One Park Square Land West of Austin Way Longbridge Birmingham

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 2023/03677/PA removing the words 'of up to 200 dwellings' from the description of development

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 2026/04602/PA Granted

  Two Park Square Land of College Street Longbridge Birmingham

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 2023/03678/PA removing the words 'of up to 160 dwellings' from the description of development

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 2026/04376/PA Granted

  53 Princess Road, Birmingham, B5 7PU

  Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2025/03670/PA to alter position of front door

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 2026/03646/PA Granted

  93 Holly Lane Erdington Birmingham B24 9JP

  Application for variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (matching materials) attached to planning approval 2026/02002/PA to change mono-pitched roof to a pitched roof

  Received 1 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 2025/07129/PA Granted

  Unit 1A, Princess Alice Retail Park Princess Alice Drive Sutton Coldfield B73 6RB

  Application for variation of condition 1 (hours of use) attached to planning permission 2011/08652/PA to vary hours of operation.

  Received 18 Dec, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Amendments