Planning application
Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1HU
Relates to 2025/05973/PA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning approval 2025/05973/PA for alterations to front elevation
As published by the council, reference 2026/04563/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/04563/PA
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Alum Rock
- Postcode
- B8 1HU
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Birmingham through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Birmingham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/05973/PA Granted
Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1HU
Change of use from vacant church to retail shop and alterations to the entrance frontage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Birmingham
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26 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 October 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2025/05973/PA Granted
Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 1HU
Change of use from vacant church to retail shop and alterations to the entrance frontage
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 amendment applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
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.
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