49-50 New Street,Ladywood,Birmingham,B2 4EG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/05203/PA - Advertisement REGISTERED: Under Consultation

Proposal

Display of 3no. externally illuminated fascia signs and 1n. non illuminated projecting sign Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026, from Birmingham's recent signs and adverts.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Temple Buildings
List entry 1210288 · The pin is inside its outline · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 18 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 25 with distances
Historic England ↗
Colmore Row and Environs Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

Building

Floor area485 m² (5,220 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 64)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

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

Work with planning data?

Every application in Birmingham - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Birmingham
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
B2 4EG
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Ladywood
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning Potential Ltd
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 56 of the 56-day target. Birmingham usually decides signs and adverts by day 89.

Day 5633 days to the predicted decision (day 89)
14%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
204decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Birmingham
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#265 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.