1 Hockley Hill,Birmingham,B18 5AA Data via plota.co.uk
REGISTERED
2026/03760/PA - Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
Description
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use at first and second floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 6 no. apartments (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
66 Great Hampton Street Hockley Birmingham B18 6EW
Rooftop extension to create 1no. residential unit
2023
Approved
Land at 16 Hockley Hill Hockley Birmingham B18 5AA
Redevelopment of existing site to provide 10 3-storey townhouses and a 5-storey mixed use…
2024
Approved
50 Vyse Street Ladywood Birmingham B18 6HR
Listed Building Consent for installation of secondary glazing, mechanical ventilation, in…
2024
Approved
50 Vyse Street Ladywood Birmingham B18 6HR
Change of use of first and second floors from office (Use Class E) to apartment
2024
Approved
5 Key Hill Drive Hockley Birmingham B18 5NY
Installation of two new conservation roof lights to the front and to the rear elevation
2023
Refused
50 Vyse Street Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6HR
Change of use of first and second floors from office (Use Class E) to 2no. residential un…
2022
Approved
80-82 Great Hampton Street - rear of Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6EW
Conversion of existing building to create 29 residential apartments (C3) including dormer…
2023
Approved
66 Great Hampton Street Hockley Birmingham B18 6EW
Change of use from ground floor retail (Use Class E) to two self contained apartments (Us…
2022
Approved
80-82 Great Hampton Street - rear of Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6EW
Listed Building Consent for conversion of existing building to create 29 residential apar…
2023
Refused
50 Vyse Street Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6HR
Change of use to 2 bedroom apartment on first floor and bedsit on second floor and instal…
2022
Approved
50 Vyse Street Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6HR
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations associated with change of use of first a…
2021
Approved
Land at 1-4 Key Hill Drive, Nos 2, 54-58 Key Hill and 17-21 Hockley Hill Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5NY
Redevelopment of site to provide a mixed use development comprising of 62 studios and apa…
2022
Refused
50 Vyse Street Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6HR
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and installation of rooflights associate…
2022
Approved
74 Great Hampton Street Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6EW
Installation of footway crossing
2021
Refused
12 and 13 Hockley Hill Hockley Birmingham B18 5AA
Change of use of first and second floor from storage and distribution (Use Class B8) into…
2021
Withdrawn
17-21 Hockley Hill (The Gem Building and Harry Smith Building) Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5NY
SUPERSEDED BY APPLICATION 2021/07305/PA - Application for Listed Building Consent for alt…
2020
Refused
66-68 Great Hampton Street Hockley Birmingham B18 6EW
Erection of rooftop extension to create an additional 3-bed apartment
2019
Approved
66-67 Great Hampton Street Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 6EW
Conversion of ground floor to provide two retail units (Use Classes A1) on the ground flo…
2020
Approved
12 Hockley Hill Hockley Birmingham B18 5AA
Retention of single storey rear extension, external staircase and railings.
2017
Approved
12-13 Hockley Hill Birmingham B18 5AA
Retrospective application for the installation of a new shop front with additional new en…
2017
Refused
3-4 Key Hill Drive Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5NY
Change of use from vacant commercial (Use class B1) into two live/work units (Sui Generis)
2017
Refused
1-2 Key Hill Drive Jewellery Quarter Birmingham B18 5NY
Change of use from vacant commercial (Use Class B1) into two live/work units (Sui Generis)
2016
Refused
74 Great Hampton Street Hockley Birmingham B18 6EW
Demolition of existing building and erection of a five storey residential development to…
2016
Approved
20 Key Hill Drive Hockley Birmingham B18 5NY
Change of use from warehouse (Use Class B8) to a single dwelling house (Use Class C3) inc…
2016
Withdrawn
8-10 Hockley Hill Hockley Birmingham B18 5AA
Retrospective permission for demolition of existing building and erection of replacement…
Birmingham
Planning Authority Score
1.6/10
Poor
#277 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Birmingham is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #266 out of 292. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).
Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Birmingham decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #228 of 292
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #232 of 292
39%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #266 of 292
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #241 of 292
69%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
34 decided (10+ homes)
53%
Change of use approved
239 decided
3,533
Total decisions
613 refused in 2025