Queen Alexandra College,49 Court Oak Road,Birmingham,B17 9TG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/06438/PA - Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013 REGISTERED: Under Consultation

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Erection, extension, or alteration of a university building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Jan 2027 and 26 Feb 2027, from Birmingham's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order: The Birmingham (Queen Alexandra College, Quinton) Tpo 2013
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 22 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 area2,319 m² (24,961 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 78)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2015, 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
Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
Postcode
B17 9TG
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Quinton
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Birmingham usually decides commercial and major works by day 121.

Day 8113 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
21 Oct 2026
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 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.