Oaklands Recreation Ground Church Road Birmingham B25 Data via plota.co.uk

2026/03001/PA Refused

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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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Sept 2026, 21:43

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Application progress

✓

Received

1 Jun 2026

✗

Refused

8 Jul 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 8 Jul 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 20

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Council: Birmingham
Postcode: B25 8UB
Received: 1 Jun 2026
Validated: 1 Jun 2026
Ward: South Yardley
Case officer: Show
Decision date: 8 Jul 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Causeway Telecoms Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Refused, as 21% of prior approvals here are.

This one37d

Council35d

UK34d

96%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

678decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 5 Jun 2026
Comments by: 8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 24 Jul 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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 20

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 10