First Floor, 248 Wellington Road,Birmingham,B20 2QL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use at first floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 no.self contained flat (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Birmingham
- Application type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Postcode
- B20 2QL
- Received
- 1 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Birchfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND TO REFUSE
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 33 days faster than Birmingham's median of 88 for changes of use. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 3 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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Freehold owner: 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.
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