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311 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton, Birmingham, B27 7PS

2025/05942/PAFull PlanningRefused
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Refused on 16 February 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear extension, repositioning of front entrance and installation of metal staircase and dormer window to rear

Received
21 October 2025
Ward
Tyseley & Hay Mills
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Feb

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 311 Fox Hollies Road,Acocks Green Olton,Birmingham,B27 7PS. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Tyseley & Hay Mills. We hold 237 applications in total for the B27 postcode area.

77% of full planning 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 use of the proposed external staircase gives rise to safety concerns, as access to it would be via an unlit alleyway with limited surveillance. The occupants of the flat would therefore potentially be vulnerable to crime/antisocial behaviour and the fear of crime. In this respect the proposal would result in the creation of a poor quality living environment, contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan (2017), Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD (2021), guidance in The Birmingham Design Guide SPD (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B27 7PS
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mohammed Abdellah

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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