Land Opposite 101 Walsall Road Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B74 4JB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/02256/PA Approved

Proposal

Application for a prior notification for the installation of 20m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas, transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Committee
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Birmingham Planning Committee on 13 Aug 2026.

Approved by 9 votes to 2

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers reported further letters of objection about trees, hedges and a mast buffer, and further comments from a councillor who had declared an interest and stepped back from the table.
  • The councillor spoke against the application and the applicant spoke in favour.
  • Members voted 9 in favour and 2 against to approve the application.

Source: Plota analysis of Birmingham's committee minutes, Birmingham Planning Committee minutes, 13 August 2026 .

Site constraints 6

Little Aston conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Little Aston, Grade II, 41 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Tree preservation order 13 m away: The Birmingham (130 Rosemary Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield) Tpo 1995; Inside the Streetly built-up area; Air quality management area 0 m away: Birmingham AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Postcode
B74 4JB
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Sutton Four Oaks
Case officer
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Decision
No Prior Approval Required
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Causeway Telecoms Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 77 days slower than Birmingham's median of 35 for prior approvals. Approved, as 78% of prior approvals here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
371decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jun 2026
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
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