221 - 223 High Street Birmingham B23 6SS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use at first and second floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to mixed use to include 2 no. flats (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Jun 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B23 6SS
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Erdington
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and to Refuse
- Decision date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- FA Planning Services
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 33 days faster than Birmingham's median of 88 for changes of use. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 6 May 2026
- Comments by
- 29 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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