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2026/03693/PA - Full Planning Refused
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION_DOCUMENT_STD_PRE1 Decision Notice · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Final Report Published Final Officer Report - Public · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement.pdf Supporting Statement · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF 0176 - 1 - Existing Floor Plans - Rev A.pdf Plans Application Plans · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 0176 - 2 - Proposed Floor Plans - Rev A.pdf Plans Application Plans · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 0176 - 5 - Site Map - Rev A.pdf Plans Application Plans · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 0176 - 3 - Existing Elevations - Rev A.pdf Plans Application Plans · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 0176 - 4 - Proposed Elevations - Rev A.pdf Plans Application Plans · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Block Plan Existing 36 SHIRLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7XH.pdf Plans Application Plans · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Existing 36 SHIRLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7XH.pdf Plans Application Plans · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Forms PA Form Without Details · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE_NOTICE Notice Site Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
City Wide Hmo. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Birmingham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Birmingham built-up area; Tree preservation order 25 m away: The Birmingham (45 Shirley Road, Acocks Green) Tpo 2015.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £225,000 in September 2022. Terraced house, freehold.

16 September 2022£225,000
25 April 2003£120,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
B27 7XH
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Acocks Green
Case officer
Show
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Agent
Paragon Architecture and Construction Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 4 days faster than Birmingham's median of 88 for changes of use. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
202decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
43 Flat 1 - Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Change of use from bedsits to two bedroom flat
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2023 Approved
Outside 58 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XH
Telecoms License Advisory for the installation of telecommunications equipment cabinets
2023/07182/PA
2022 Withdrawn
1-5 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign
2022/04360/PA
2021 Approved
1-5 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Installation of extraction flue to rear
2021/09876/PA
2021 Refused
1-5 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Change of use of ground floor from retail (Use Class E(a)) to restaurant (Use Class E(b))…
2021/06737/PA
2020 Approved
47 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Variation of condition 7 attached to planning approval 2018/03857/PA to allow opening on…
2020/09842/PA
2020 Approved
45 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Application to determine the details of condition number 4 (cycle storage details) attach…
2020/07230/PA
2020 Approved
58 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XH
Erection of three storey side and rear extension to form additional surgery space and off…
2020/00898/PA
2019 Withdrawn
Land rear of 9-15 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Erection of lock-up storage facility
2019/10136/PA
2019 Approved
Shirley Road O/s Kingman House Birmingham B27 7XU
Display of one double-sided internally illuminated advertising panel on existing bus shel…
2019/06729/PA
2018 Approved
47 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to adult day care facility (Use Class D1)
2018/03857/PA
2017 Approved
45 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Change of use from residential dwelling house (Use class C3) to 6 no. flats with the prov…
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2017 Withdrawn
49-51 Shirley Road The Ark Centre Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Erection of single storey detached ancillary building
2017/00476/PA
2016 Approved
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Display of internally illuminated digital 6 sheet advertising panel with static 6 sheet o…
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2016 Withdrawn
45 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Change of use of single dwelling house to House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) and erection…
2016/06644/PA
2016 Withdrawn
45 Shirley Road Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7XU
Change of use of single dwelling house to 4 apartments
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Birmingham
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#265 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Birmingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #245 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Birmingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #244 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #240 of 296
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #245 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #205 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
98 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
33 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
261 decided
3,472
Total decisions
619 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use