Rushmoor House,1 Hazlemere Drive,Sutton Coldfield,Birmingham,B74 2RW Data via plota.co.uk

2025/05688/PA - Full Planning REGISTERED: Under Consultation
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to Children's care home (Use Class C2) for up to 4 children and associated parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2025
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 16 Dec 2026, from Birmingham's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

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Documents 18

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning Statement Supporting Statement · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Supporting Statement · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 14

PDF Existing Plans Plans Amended Plans · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EX PR Site Plans Plans Amended Plans · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Plan Plans Amended Plans · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EX PR Elevations Plans Amended Plans · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3100 EXISTING PLANS.pdf Plans Application Plans · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3000 SITE LOCATION PLAN.pdf Plans Application Plans · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3200 PROPOSED PLANS.pdf Plans Application Plans · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3150 EX AND PR ELEVATIONS.pdf Plans Application Plans · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3050 EX AND PROP SITE PLANS.pdf Plans Application Plans · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3050 EX AND PROP SITE PLANS Plans Superseded Plans · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3200 PROPOSED PLANS Plans Superseded Plans · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3000 SITE LOCATION PLAN Plans Application Plans · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3150 EX AND PR ELEVATIONS Plans Superseded Plans · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 579 3100 EXISTING PLANS Plans Superseded Plans · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Forms PA Form Without Details · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PRESS NOTICE Notice Press Notice · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Four Oaks 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: Four Oaks
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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Parsonage House, Grade II, 56 m away · 4 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Tree preservation order 13 m away: The Birmingham (Cedarwood, 1 Four Oaks Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield) Tpo 2007; Inside the Royal Sutton Coldfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £930,000 in July 2015. Detached house, freehold.

17 July 2015£930,000

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

Building

Floor area310 m² (3,337 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, 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
B74 2RW
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Sutton Four Oaks
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Birmingham usually decides changes of use by day 88.

Day 5137 days to the predicted decision (day 88)
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
5 Dec 2025
Comments by
13 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2022 Refused
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2022 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
10 Heather Court Gardens Four Oaks Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B74 2ST
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Erection of detached double garage to side with storage space above
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2017 Refused
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Erection of detached triple forward garage with office/gym to first floor.
2017/10167/PA
2017 Refused
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Erection of detached forward oak framed garage with first floor office/study room above
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.