20-39 Snow Hill,Queensway,Birmingham,B4 6WR Data via plota.co.uk

2026/06376/PA - Existing Lawful Use/Development REGISTERED: Under Consultation
Demolition

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate to confirm the demolition works undertaken at the site constitute material operations that were carried out lawfully and therefore that planning permission ref. , granted on 5 December 2023 has been lawfully implemented Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 10 Jan 2027, from Birmingham's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Covering Letter and Appendices.pdf Supporting Statement · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF JRL Demolition Sworn Statement for Snowhill and Photographs - 16.10.26.pdf Supporting Statement · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF SNH-MET-00-00-DR-A-011001-Existing-Site-Plan.pdf Plans Application Plans · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SNH-MET-00-00-DR-A-011000-Site-Location-Plan.pdf Plans Application Plans · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SNH-MET-00-RF-DR-A-031102-Demolition-Roof-Floor-Plan.pdf Plans Application Plans · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Forms PA Form Without Details · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE_NOTICE Notice Site Notice · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 24 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 area34,590 m² (372,323 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 41)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, 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
Existing Lawful Use/Development
Postcode
B4 6GH
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Ladywood
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Birmingham usually decides demolitions by day 70.

Day 862 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
38%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
16 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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Change of use from bar (Sui Generis) to restaurant (Use Class E).
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2022 Approved
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2022/08119/PA
2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Display of internally illuminated single sided advertisement panel on telephone kiosk
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2022 Approved
Outside Lloyd House Snow Hill Queensway Birmingham B4 6GA
Installation of replacement telephone kiosk with a communication hub unit
2022/01076/PA
2021 Approved
Outside One Snowhill Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B4 6GH
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2021 Approved
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Non-Material Amendment to approval 2016/02510/PA for alteration to louvres at 16th and 17…
2021/02513/PA
2019 Approved
Three Snowhill Snow Hill Queensway Birmingham B4 6GA
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2017 Refused
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Application to determine the details for Condition No. 9 (delivery vehicle management sch…
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.