300 - 302 Stratford Road,Birmingham,B11 1AA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/03269/PA Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use at first and second floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 3 no. self contained residential flats (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION_DOCUMENT_NON_HH_PT2 Decision Notice · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Published Final Officer Report - Public · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Amended Design and Access Statement - 300-302 Stratford Road.pdf Design Statement · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF existing plans 300-302 STRATFORD ROAD.pdf Plans Application Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing ground, first and second floor plan Plans Application Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing front and side elevation Plans Application Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground and first floor plan Plans Application Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed second floor plan and proposed roof plan Plans Application Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF site and location plan Plans Application Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Planning Application form redacted Forms PA Form Without Details · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PRIOR_APPROVAL_SITE_NOTICE Notice Site Notice · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 area418 m² (4,499 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 124)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Postcode
B11 1AA
Received
13 Jun 2026
Validated
13 Jun 2026
Ward
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Required and to Approve with Conditions
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 37 days faster than Birmingham's median of 88 for changes of use. Approved, as 54% of changes of use here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
202decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
300-302 Stratford Road Sparkhill Birmingham B11 1AA
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2024 Approved
280 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Loft conversion with rear dormer extension
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2025 Approved
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Telecoms License Advisory for the installation of fixed line broadband electronic communi…
2025/00482/PA
2025 Approved
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Telecoms License Advisory for the installation of fixed line broadband electronic communi…
2025/00483/PA
2024 Approved
Caspian Pizza 300-302 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Retention of internally illuminated ATM surround
2024/02558/PA
2023 Approved
Land at the rear of 3 Palmerston Road Birmingham B11 1LH
Demolition of existing storage unit and construction of new two storey storage and office…
2023/08463/PA
2024 Approved
Caspian Pizza 300-302 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Retention of ATM
2024/02551/PA
2022 Approved
Outside 7-9 Stoney Lane Sparkbrook Birmingham B12 8DL
Telecoms License Advisory for the installation of electronic communications apparatus/dev…
2022/04419/PA
2022 Approved
Advertising Hoarding Site No 2719 Wall 7 7 Stoney Lane Sparkbrook Birmingham B12 8DL
Display of one internally illuminated digital poster panel
2022/00509/PA
2021 Approved
296-298 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Erection of single storey rear extension and re-location of external staircase to rear
2021/01489/PA
2020 Approved
304 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Erection of three storey side extension to form 1no. retail unit at ground floor (Use Cla…
2020/09808/PA
2020 Refused
296-298 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Erection of a ground floor rear extension to retail shop, erection of a first floor rear…
2020/09140/PA
2020 Approved
278 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Retention of internally illuminated ATM fascia sign
2020/07959/PA
2018 Approved
290 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Change of use from retail shop (Use Class A1) to restaurant (Use Class A3) and installati…
2018/06090/PA
2018 Refused
278 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Part change of use of newsagents shop (Use class A1) to hot food take away (Use class A5)…
2018/02296/PA
2018 Withdrawn
7 Stoney Lane Sparkbrook Birmingham B12 8DL
Change of use of upper floor from retail (Use Class A1) to 2 flats (Use Class C3)
2018/04172/PA
2017 Approved
300 Stratford Road Caspian Pizza Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Retention of ATM
2017/10478/PA
2017 Approved
300 Stratford Road Caspian Pizza Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Retention of internally illuminated ATM surround
2017/10499/PA
2017 Approved
278 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Erection of single storey side extension.
2017/01932/PA
2016 Withdrawn
278 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Erection of single storey side extension
2016/09946/PA
2016 Refused
308-310 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Display of 1 x 48 sheet internally illuminated advertisement LED hoarding
2016/03670/PA
2016 Approved
35 Palmerston Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1LH
Erection of a detached outbuilding to rear.
2016/01984/PA
2016 Withdrawn
308 Stratford Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1AA
Display of 1 internally illuminated billboard screen
2016/01824/PA
2023 Refused
7-9 Stoney Lane Sparkbrook Birmingham B12 8DL
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2021 Refused
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Birmingham
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#265 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.