203 Rotton Park Road,Soho,Birmingham,B16 0LW Data via plota.co.uk

2026/02718/PA - Proposed Lawful Use/Development Approved

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from C3 to small scale children's home (C2) for 2 residents (7-17) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Local nature reserve 241 m away: Edgbaston Reservoir
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Birmingham built-up area; Tree preservation order 25 m away: The Birmingham (Former Sports Ground Between City Road and Rotton Park Road, Soho) Tpo 2016; Priority habitat 43 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £365,000 in June 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

30 June 2021£365,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
17 December 1999£75,000
26 May 1995£40,100

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Application type
Proposed Lawful Use/Development
Postcode
B16 0LW
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
North Edgbaston
Case officer
Show
Decision
SECTION 191 / 192 PERMISSION NOT REQUIRED (CERTIFICATE ISSUED)
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Simply Planning Limited
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 4 days slower 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.