7-9 Ernest Street,Birmingham,B1 1NS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/04722/PA - Full Planning REGISTERED: Under Consultation
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of ground floors to skin and dental clinics Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Oct 2026 and 15 Nov 2026, from Birmingham's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026.

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Documents 5

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 1410 01_Site location and block plan.pdf Plans Application Plans · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1410 02_Plans as existing.pdf Plans Application Plans · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1410 03_Plans as proposed.pdf Plans Application Plans · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Forms PA Form Without Details · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE_NOTICE Notice Site Notice · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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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

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
B1 1NS
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Ladywood
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
Tristan Arthur Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 59 of the 56-day target. Birmingham usually decides changes of use by day 88.

Day 5929 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
25 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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