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42 High Street (former M&S store) Birmingham B4 7SS

Awaiting decision Birmingham 2026/04567/PA Full Planning

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide new homes (Class C3), flexible commercial floorspace (Class E), car parking, cycle parking, landscaping and other associated works. FOR DESCRIPTIVE PURPOSES: Proposals comprise a 53 storey tower with 729 homes and 346sqm of flexible Class E floorspace.

As published by the council, reference 2026/04567/PA

Application record

Reference
2026/04567/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Pending As published: REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Ladywood
Postcode
B4 7SS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Aug 2026

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 28 Sep 2026

    Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment

    Previously REGISTERED.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

138 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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