173 - 175 High Street,B12 0LD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retain and refurbish the existing grade II listed building; demolition of fire damaged curtilage buildings and erection of new building to provide a mixed use development of a hotel (Use Class C1), with ground floor commercial spaces (Use Class E) and landscaped semi-public piazza. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from Birmingham's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 41

Statements & assessments 20

PDF 2678.R1 _ Design and Access Statement_compressed_Part1.pdf Design Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 2678.R1 _ Design and Access Statement_compressed_Part2.pdf Design Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 2678.R1 _ Design and Access Statement_compressed_Part3.pdf Design Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1216 DN 01 External Ltg Strategy P2.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1406-INT-XX-XX-RP-S-0001 Structural feasibility report.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 9368r1 - Air Quality Assessment - High Street Birmingham.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 025937-R01-B Planning noise and vibration report.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 63178_AB Heritage_173-175 High Street Deritend_DBA and HS_April 2026.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Daylight and Sunlight Report (Neighbouring Properties) 080424.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy Statement - Deritend.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport statement Correspondence Supporting Information · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination part report 1 of 3 Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination part report 2 of 3 Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land contamination part report 3 of 3 Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Overheating assessment Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Lighting Assessment Dec 2025 Rev A_compressed.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PEA-PRA - 173-175 High Street B12 0LD - 41622474 - v2 - 12-06-26.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SuDS Strategy - 173-175 High St v2.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainable Construction Statement Dec 2025 Rev B.pdf Supporting Statement · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 18

PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-XX-DR-A-P1 Existing Site Plan.pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-XX-DR-A-P1 Location Plan.pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-XX-DR-A-P1 Proposed Site Plan.pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Existing Elevations (Sheet 01).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Existing Elevations (Sheet 02).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Existing Floor Plans (Sheet 01).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Existing Floor Plans (Sheet 02).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Existing Sections (Sheet 01).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed Elevations (Sheet 01).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed Elevations (Sheet 02).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed Elevations (Sheet 03).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed GA Floor Plans (Sheet 01).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed GA Floor Plans (Sheet 02).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed GA Floor Plans (Sheet 03).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed Sections (Sheet 01).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 002678-BPN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-P1 Proposed Sections (Sheet 02).pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Travel plan Correspondence Supporting Information · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOPES Landscape - 075-LC-001-1.pdf Plans Application Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Former chapel to St Edmunds Boys Home
List entry 1212318 · The pin is inside its outline · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*)
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 the other 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Digbeth, Deritend and Bordesley High Streets Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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.
Heritage at risk: Digbeth / Deritend
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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 area402 m² (4,327 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 183)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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
Full Planning
Postcode
B12 0LD
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Bordesley & Highgate
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
PJ Planning

Decision outlook

Day 71 of the 56-day target. Birmingham usually decides commercial and major works by day 121.

Day 7150 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
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 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.