Little Smarties Academy,363 Rocky Lane,Perry Barr,Birmingham,B42 1NG Data via plota.co.uk

2025/05798/PA - Existing Lawful Use/Development Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a day nursery for children Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2025
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Appeal allowed
4 Mar 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Published Final Officer Report - Public · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_DOCUMENT_LDE_PAP Decision Notice · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Block Plan Plans Application Plans · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Forms PA Form Without Details · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Appendix 2 2013 OFSTED Report Correspondence Supporting Information · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Local nature reserve 495 m away: Forge Mill Lake; Inside the Birmingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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 1

Last sold for £125,000 in March 2001. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 March 2001£125,000

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

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Application type
Existing Lawful Use/Development
Postcode
B42 1NG
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Perry Barr
Case officer
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Decision
SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 4 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003685 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 324 days from validation, 268 days slower than Birmingham's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 72% of lawful development certificates here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
406decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates 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
11 Dec 2025
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
363 Little Smarties Academy Rocky Lane Perry Barr Birmingham B42 1NG
Erection of porch to frontage and first floor extension
2024/05204/PA
2024 Refused
363 Rocky Lane Perry Barr Birmingham B42 1NG
Erection of first floor side, rear and front extension and front porch to existing nurser…
2024/02408/PA
2022 Approved
347 Rocky Lane Birmingham B42 1NG
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves hei…
2022/05395/PA
2021 Approved
333 Rocky Lane Birmingham B42 1NG
Erection of 5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.9 metres, eaves h…
2021/05795/PA
2021 Approved
333 Rocky Lane Birmingham B42 1NG
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.9 metres, eaves h…
2021/04511/PA
2021 Approved
278 Rocky Lane Perry Barr Birmingham B42 1NQ
Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2020/06398/PA for new brick…
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2020 Approved
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Erection of two storey side extension, single storey front, side and rear extensions, new…
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2019 Approved
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Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear and forward extensions.
2019/02457/PA
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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