Land at Rubery Lane, Tessall Lane, Hollymoor Way and Balaams Wood Drive,Rubery,Birmingham,B31 5HF Data via plota.co.uk

2026/05126/PA - Outline REGISTERED: Under Consultation

Proposal

Outline planning application for the erection of up to 12 dwellings with associated open space, parking and works with all matters (save for access and landscaping) to be reserved for future approval at land at south of Rubery Lane/Tessall Lane, Northfield, Birmingham Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Birmingham's recent new homes. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Public footpath 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 281 m away: Balaams Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Tree preservation order 14 m away: The Birmingham (172-182 Cockhill Lane, Rubery) Tpo 1993; Inside the Birmingham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 3 October 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
Application type
Outline
Postcode
B31 5HF
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Frankley Great Park
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cerda Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 91-day target. Birmingham usually decides new homes by day 84.

Day 4249 days to the 91-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
101decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Birmingham
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#265 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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