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2025/07191/PA - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Replacement of 3no. existing internally illuminated PwC logos with display of 3no.new internally illuminated PwC logos at high level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
8 Apr 2026

Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Licences at this address

  • Licence Chamberlain Square Events Premises licence · in force since 15 Nov 2021 Plays, films, live music, recorded music, dancing
  • Licence PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Premises licence · in force since 31 Jan 2020 Licensed hours: alcohol until midnight

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Council House Extension, Victoria Square, City Centre, Birmingham, 55 m away · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Also on the record
Conservation area 44 m away: Colmore Row and Environs Conservation Area; 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 6 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 area1,338 m² (14,402 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 26)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2022, 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
Advertisement
Postcode
B3 3AX
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Ladywood
Case officer
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Decision
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Decision date
8 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
BDP
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 107 days from validation, 18 days slower than Birmingham's median of 89 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 89% of signs and adverts here are.

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
9 Feb 2026
Comments by
4 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 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.