Birmingham Childrens Hospital,Steelhouse Lane,Birmingham,B4 6NH Data via plota.co.uk

2025/05113/PA - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Installation of 2no new air handling units and associated ductwork to replace 1no existing AHU; construction of mechanical plant enclosure for maintenance of existing and new AHU ductwork Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Sept 2025
✓
Approved
9 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
23 Dec 2025

Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 18

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Site constraints 7

7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, City Centre, Birmingham, 7 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 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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Steelhouse City Centre 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Steelhouse
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 ↗
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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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 area422 m² (4,542 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 21)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2021, 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
B4 6NH
Received
12 Sept 2025
Validated
12 Sept 2025
Ward
Ladywood
Case officer
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Decision
APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3371507 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Pinnegar Hayward Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 19 days faster than Birmingham's median of 107 for full applications. Approved, as 72% of full applications here are.

11%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
766decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Nov 2025
Comments by
4 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Nov 2025
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

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.