THAIKHUN,6 Special Street,St Martins Square Bull Ring,B5 4BW, Data via plota.co.uk

2026/04412/PA - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Display of 2.no suspended signs, 1.no illuminated logo, 1.no window vinyl, 1.no Reverse applied cut white vinyl to front balustrades, 1.no projecting neon letter sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Monument to Lord Nelson, Grade II*, 49 m away · 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 154 m away: The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
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

Checked on 25 September 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
Advertisement
Postcode
B5 4BW
Received
25 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Jul 2026
Ward
Ladywood
Case officer
Show
Decision
APPROVE TEMPORARY
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Ashleigh Signs

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 13 days faster than Birmingham's median of 82 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 85% of signs and adverts here are.

17%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
105decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Birmingham
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#265 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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