Birmingham City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Birmingham City Council decided more than 5,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 15% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 67 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Birmingham City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 October 2026 · Approved
67 Sutton New Road, Birmingham, B23 6QT · 2026/05747/PA
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16 October 2026 · Approved
Street Record, Stirling Road, Birmingham · 2025/04544/PA
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22 September 2026 · Refused
Police Station, 61 - 65 Holyhead Road, Birmingham, B21 0LG · 2024/01396/PA
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14 September 2026 · Refused
90 Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1AU · 2023/01324/PA
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10 September 2026 · Approved
Weoley Castle Working Mens Club, 158 Barnes Hill, Birmingham, B29 5TY · 2025/05145/PA
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9 September 2026 · Approved
Fortisfortis Academy, Aldridge Road, Birmingham, B44 8NU · 2026/00734/PA
Figures for Birmingham City Council
| Applications decided | more than 5,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 15%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 67 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 12%of more than 1,700 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 460 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 64plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Birmingham City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, • whether the development would provide satisfactory accommodation for its future occupants, with regard to internal space standards and private amenity…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policies, • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character of the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area (CA), having regard to local planning policy; • Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.