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2 Heaton Drive Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B74 2QZ

2025/05893/PAHouseholderRefused

Refused on 10 December 2025

Council decision: Refuse4 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Alterations to dwellinghouse to include an increase in eaves height to create additional roof space in existing loft, separation of overall main roof to create three new separate hipped roofs, new windows and facade redesign to front and rear elevations, erection of single storey rear extension, new boundary wall and stairs leading to main entrance to front and replacement of lawn to front forecourt with tarmac.

Received
17 October 2025
Ward
Sutton Four Oaks
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Dec

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 2 Heaton Drive Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B74 2QZ. Birmingham has handled 10,255 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Sutton Four Oaks. We hold 612 applications in total for the B74 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 proposed roof alterations and height increase does not comply with the 45 Degree Code for House Extensions and would lead to a loss of outlook and light and overbearing to No. 4 Heaton Drive. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policies DM2 and DM10 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The design of the proposed development would be out of keeping with the design/character/appearance of the existing house and as such would be 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 design of the proposed development would be out of keeping with the existing character of the street scene and as such would be contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, and Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. The size of the proposed development would be out of scale with the existing house and would dominate its appearance. As such it would be 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.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B74 2QZ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
District
Sutton Coldfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2025
Application expires
12 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
30 days

Additional information

Documents
11

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.

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© 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.

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