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155-157 Heeley Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6EJ

2025/04197/PAFull PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 23 January 2026

Council decision: Refuse4 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Retention of change of use from 2no. 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4) to 2no. 8-bed HMO (Sui-Generis), single storey forward extensions and second floor roof extensions to the rear

Received
30 July 2025
Ward
Bournbrook & Selly Park
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated30 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 155-157 Heeley Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6EJ. Birmingham has handled 10,255 applications of this type. This one was decided in 177 days, 17 weeks longer than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Bournbrook & Selly Park. We hold 1,066 applications in total for the B29 postcode area.

83% of full applications at Birmingham City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The accommodation provided in relation to four of the bedrooms, two on the first floor and two on the second floor, of both properties provides an insufficient internal layout which results in a cramped and overcrowded living environment which is unduly harmful to the amenity levels of existing and future occupiers. This is contrary to Policies PG3 and T27 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policies DM2 and DM11 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD, Birmingham Design Guide (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The design of the rear dormer windows as built is out of keeping with the design, character and appearance of the original buildings and as such is contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The scale of the rear dormer windows as built is out of scale with the original buildings and dominates their appearance. As such it is contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. The alterations to the front elevation of the buildings involving the removal of the front bay window and decorative feature above the front door and the replacement with a new forward extension are out of keeping with the design, character and appearance of the original house and other properties within the wider street scene. The development forms a visually dominant feature which does not reflect the appearance of the original buildings. As such the development is contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policy DM2 of the Development Management In Birmingham DPD, guidance contained within the Birmingham Design Guide SPD and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B29 6EJ
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small
District
Selly Oak

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 December 2025
Application expires
26 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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