Units 5-9,Selly Oak Industrial Estate,Elliott Road,Birmingham,B29 6LR Data via plota.co.uk

2025/05661/PA - Variation of Condition Decided

Proposal

Variation of condition 18 (provision of replacement gymnastics facility) attached to approval to increase the likelihood of a replacement gymnastics facility being secured. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2025
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Decided
27 Jan 2026
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Appeal allowed
3 Mar 2026

Decided on 27 Jan 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Birmingham Planning Committee on 22 Jan 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Refused by 7 votes to 5

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application was opposed because it could weaken protections for the club’s relocation, affordability and continued operation.
  • Residents and organisations highlighted the club’s community, disability-support and specialist sports value.
  • The committee refused permission by seven votes to five, with one abstention.
Read how the committee decided The proposed condition change, objections, public views and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Birmingham's committee minutes of 22 Jan 2026.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

2 Article 4 directions
City Wide Hmo · Selly Oak 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 12 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.

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
B29 6LR
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Ward
Bournville & Cotteridge
Case officer
Show
Decision date
27 Jan 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 3 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001740 ↗
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Oct 2025
Comments by
13 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
6 Jan 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