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Birmingham

In the last 12 months, 90.1% of householder applications were approved in Birmingham (1,769 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 54 days).

Full planning applications: 72.7% approved (583 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-04-13–2026-04-01): 86.2% of 17,626 decisions approved.

20,942Total applications
15,194Approved
2,432Refused
951Withdrawn
0Pending
86.2%Approval rate (all types)
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By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 8,934 8,021 913
89.8%
Full Planning Application 2,867 2,012 855
70.2%
Discharge of Conditions 2,320 2,175 145
93.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 764 598 166
78.3%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 654 583 71
89.1%
Advertisement Consent 614 532 82
86.6%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 405 296 109
73.1%
Listed Building Consent 337 303 34
89.9%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 223 187 36
83.9%
Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013 212 212 0
100.0%
Telecommunications 155 155 0
100.0%
Demolition 58 58 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 30 12 18
40.0%
High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017 24 24 0
100.0%
Reserved Matters 19 18 1
94.7%
Permission in Principle - Initial Application 4 3 1
75.0%
Railtrack Determination 3 3 0
100.0%
Prior Approval (Other) 1 1 0
100.0%
Section 106 Modification of Planning Obligation 1 0 1
0.0%
Certificate of Alternative Development 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 1,345 1,168
86.8%
2023-Q4 1,566 1,297
82.8%
2024-Q1 1,505 1,258
83.6%
2024-Q2 1,237 1,060
85.7%
2024-Q3 1,089 966
88.7%
2024-Q4 1,305 1,148
88.0%
2025-Q1 1,152 1,031
89.5%
2025-Q2 1,319 1,148
87.0%
2025-Q3 1,322 1,167
88.3%
2025-Q4 1,379 1,193
86.5%
2026-Q1 979 847
86.5%
2026-Q2 1 0
0.0%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Ladywood 834 738 96
88.5%
Bournbrook & Selly Park 801 653 148
81.5%
Edgbaston 632 567 65
89.7%
Soho & Jewellery Quarter 591 534 57
90.4%
Bordesley & Highgate 555 487 68
87.7%
Harborne 509 420 89
82.5%
Moseley 438 354 84
80.8%
Hall Green North 429 369 60
86.0%
Sutton Four Oaks 420 363 57
86.4%
Sutton Vesey 399 354 45
88.7%
Bromford & Hodge Hill 391 355 36
90.8%
Handsworth Wood 377 315 62
83.6%
Planning guides

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