The Borough Buildings 58-72 John Bright Street Birmingham B1 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/01603/PA Approved

Proposal

Partial demolition and refurbishment of the existing building together with the erection of a three-storey roof extension for use as a hotel (Use Class C1), ancillary spaces, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Sept 2026, 21:45

Application progress

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Received

26 Mar 2026

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Approved

9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 75

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION_DOCUMENT_STD_PAC1 Decision Notice · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Final Report Published Final Officer Report - Public · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 27

Plans & drawings 31

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Forms PA Form Without Details · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF city design comments Consultation Design Consultation Response · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Conservation Comments Consultation Conservation Consultation Response · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗

6 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Former Futurist Cinema, Grade II, 36 m away · 6 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 6 with distances

36 mFormer Futurist CinemaGrade II
41 mSkin HospitalGrade II
55 mThe Victoria Public HouseGrade II
58 m81-87, JOHN BRIGHT STREET B1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
79 mGeoffrey BuildingsGrade II
107 mThe Crown Hotel, Station Street, BirminghamGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Birmingham built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Birmingham
Postcode: B1 1BN
Received: 26 Mar 2026
Validated: 26 Mar 2026
Ward: Ladywood
Case officer: Show
Decision: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Decision date: 9 Sept 2026
Agent: Turley

How this decision compares

Decided in 167 days from validation, 90 days slower than Birmingham's median of 77 for changes of use. Approved, as 61% of changes of use here are.

This one167d

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44%decided within 8 weeks

61%approved

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 10 Apr 2026
Comments by: 9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 25 Jun 2026

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Birmingham

Planning Authority Score

2.2/10

Poor

#265 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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

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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

The Borough Buildings 58-72 John Bright Street Birmingham B1 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 75

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 27

Plans & drawings 31

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 12

Site constraints 5

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