Planning application
51 Frederick Road, Birmingham, B15 1HN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) to State Funded Independent School (Use Class F1(a))
As published by the council, reference 2026/05473/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/05473/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- REGISTERED: Under Consultation
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Edgbaston
- Postcode
- B15 1HN
Comment by 28 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Birmingham through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Birmingham
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 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
This application is with Birmingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Birmingham decided prior approval applications in a median of 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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