42 Alexander Road,Birmingham,B27 6HE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Subdivision of existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to create 3no. one bedroom self-contained flats (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 20 Jul 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 25 September 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £195,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Birmingham
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- B27 6HE
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Acocks Green
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- REFUSE
- Decision date
- 20 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SWAS Consultancy
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 61 days from validation, 27 days faster than Birmingham's median of 88 for changes of use. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 3 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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