Limited recent decision data is available for Birmingham, so we don't show a headline approval rate here. The figures below cover all application types on record.
Across all application types, 84.0% of 17,482 applications decided since April 2023 were approved. Based on Birmingham's public planning register. Data last updated: 7 June 2026.
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All applications on record, not only the last 12 months.
| Category | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home extensions and alterations (householder) | 8,934 | 7,792 | 1,142 | |
| Full planning applications | 2,867 | 2,012 | 855 | |
| Discharging planning conditions | 2,186 | 2,041 | 145 | |
| Certificate of lawfulness (confirming permitted development) | 764 | 598 | 166 | |
| Minor amendment to an approved scheme (S96a) | 654 | 583 | 71 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 604 | 522 | 82 | |
| Certificate of lawfulness (existing use) | 405 | 296 | 109 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 337 | 303 | 34 | |
| Changing a planning condition (S73) | 223 | 187 | 36 | |
| Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013 | 212 | 159 | 53 | |
| Phone masts and telecoms | 155 | 73 | 82 | outcome not determined |
| Demolition | 58 | 56 | 2 | |
| Outline Planning | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
| High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017 | 24 | 24 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Other* | 29 | 26 | 3 | mixed types |
Phone masts and telecoms: 897 applications where we could not determine the outcome from the data we hold, so no approval rate is shown.
High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
* Other combines smaller categories: Reserved matters (detail after outline approval) (19), Permission in Principle - Initial Application (4), Railtrack Determination (3), Prior approval (permitted development) (1), Section 106 Modification of Planning Obligation (1), Certificate of Alternative Development (1).
The most recent three years. Earlier decisions are included in the totals above but not in this chart.
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 564 | 468 | |
| Q4 2023 | 1,547 | 1,260 | |
| Q1 2024 | 1,484 | 1,208 | |
| Q2 2024 | 1,227 | 1,025 | |
| Q3 2024 | 1,080 | 925 | |
| Q4 2024 | 1,289 | 1,103 | |
| Q1 2025 | 1,146 | 1,004 | |
| Q2 2025 | 1,313 | 1,103 | |
| Q3 2025 | 1,318 | 1,147 | |
| Q4 2025 | 1,370 | 1,161 | |
| Q1 2026 | 970 | 814 | |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | 0 | sample too small |
The 12 wards with the most decided applications, across all years. 1,056 further decided applications fall in wards not shown.
Among wards with at least 20 decided applications, approval rates range from 79.9% in Harborne to 89.2% in Edgbaston, a gap of 9.3 percentage points.
| Ward | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladywood | 819 | 720 | 99 | |
| Bournbrook & Selly Park | 799 | 644 | 155 | |
| Edgbaston | 629 | 561 | 68 | |
| Soho & Jewellery Quarter | 577 | 509 | 68 | |
| Bordesley & Highgate | 546 | 470 | 76 | |
| Harborne | 508 | 406 | 102 | |
| Moseley | 438 | 350 | 88 | |
| Hall Green North | 428 | 353 | 75 | |
| Sutton Four Oaks | 419 | 361 | 58 | |
| Sutton Vesey | 393 | 339 | 54 | |
| Bromford & Hodge Hill | 391 | 346 | 45 | |
| Handsworth Wood | 375 | 303 | 72 |
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