4 Homedene Road,Northfield ,Birmingham,B31 1EW Data via plota.co.uk

2025/06071/PA - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of two children Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
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Approved
18 May 2026
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Appeal allowed
19 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Birmingham built-up area; Green belt 62 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 3

Last sold for £102,500 in October 2020. Terraced house, freehold.

14 October 2020£102,500
31 July 2020£65,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
14 November 2005£22,000

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

Building

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSystem built, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
B31 1EW
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Ward
Bartley Green
Case officer
Show
Decision
APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Decision date
18 May 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 19 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003982 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
JDP Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 203 days from validation, 96 days slower than Birmingham's median of 107 for full applications. Approved, as 72% of full applications here are.

11%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
766decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications 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
6 Jan 2026
Comments by
28 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2025
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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.