Birmingham Heartlands Hospital,45 Bordesley Green East,Bordesley Green,Birmingham,B9 5SS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/02842/PA - Non Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non material amendment to Planning Approval including revisions to external access arrangements, ramps, and entrance levels, inclusion of a canopy, relocation and reconfiguration of external store area, revision to roof access arrangements, with the previously proposed stair access amended to a vertical ladder arrangement for maintenance purposes and access to rooftop photovoltaic panels. Updates to rooftop plant strategy, replacing the previously proposed enclosed plant room and 3m-high louvred enclosure with external air handling equipment. Revisions to facade treatment, panel layout, and material distribution to reflect buildability, fire performance, and the temporary nature of the structure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 listed building 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 area16,424 m² (176,786 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 80)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Primary Health Care Building
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, 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
Non Material Amendment
Postcode
B9 5SS
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Heartlands
Case officer
Show
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Design Buro

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 May 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 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

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.