Planning application
1 Hockley Hill, Birmingham, B18 5AA
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use at first and second floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 6 no. apartments (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 2026/03760/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/03760/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Refused As published: Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE
- Decision
- Refused As published: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Postcode
- B18 5AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Birmingham
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3 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
Previously REGISTERED: Under Assessment.
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Birmingham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.
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