42 High Street,(former M&S store),Birmingham,B4 7SS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/04567/PA - Full Planning REGISTERED: Under Assessment

Proposal

Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide new homes (Class C3), flexible commercial floorspace (Class E), car parking, cycle parking, landscaping and other associated works. FOR DESCRIPTIVE PURPOSES: Proposals comprise a 53 storey tower with 729 homes and 346sqm of flexible Class E floorspace. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:42

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Application progress

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Received

3 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Birmingham's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Documents 138

Statements & assessments 76

Plans & drawings 50

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Forms PA Form Without Details · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Updated Conservation consultation response 11/9/2026 Consultation Conservation Consultation Response · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF City Design comments Consultation Design Consultation Response · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeology Comments Consult Archaeology Consultation Response · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗

5 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Former Powell's Gun Shop, Grade II, 31 m away · 4 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.

Show all 5 with distances

31 mFormer Powell's Gun ShopGrade II
95 mChurch of St MichaelGrade II
107 mOld Moor Street StationGrade II
143 mUnnamed
144 mThe Rotunda, including the shops in the podium below the towerGrade II

Historic England ↗

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

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Important details

Council: Birmingham
Application type: Full Planning
Postcode: B4 7SS
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 3 Aug 2026
Ward: Ladywood
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Isobel Paterson

Decision outlook

Day 67 of the 91-day target. Birmingham usually decides commercial and major works by day 121.

prediction

Day 6754 days to the predicted decision (day 121)

13%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

53decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 7 Aug 2026
Comments by: 18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 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

42 High Street,(former M&S store),Birmingham,B4 7SS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 138

Statements & assessments 76

Plans & drawings 50

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 8

Site constraints 5

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