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418 Frankley Beeches Road, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 5NJ

2026/00190/PAFull PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 10 September 2026

Council decision: REFUSE7 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Self Build: Erection of two storey rear extension and associated works to create 3no. additional self contained flats

Received
16 January 2026
Ward
Frankley Great Park
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Sep

Decided in 169 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a two storey rear extension at 418 Frankley Beeches Road,Longbridge,Birmingham,B31 5NJ. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 781 applications in total for the B31 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 design and scale of the proposal fails to deliver good, cohesive architecture of a scale, form and design that is subordinate to host property. As such would be contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, guidance in Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, National Design Guide 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. Inadequate gross internal floor space is proposed for two of the flats, and no built-in storage space is provided in any of the flats, and as such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies PG3 and TP27 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, policy DM2 and DM10 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, Birmingham Design Guide 2022, the National Space Standards 2015 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The development fails to provide adequate light and outlook to habitable rooms, due to both the lack of windows and inconsistent plans. As such, the development is contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, guidance in the Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policies DM2 and DM10 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. The proposal does not provide an adequate separation distance to habitable room windows and opposing flank and would lead to a lack of light and outlook for future occupiers. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policies PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policy DM2 and DM10 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  5. Insufficient details have been provided relating to the noise impact. As such, the proposal has failed to demonstrate that the proposal would not result in significant harm to the future occupiers of the dwellings. As such the proposal would be contrary to policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policy DM2, DM6 and DM10 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, Design Principle 13 of the Birmingham Design Guide and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  6. Inadequate information has been provided to satisfy the Local Planning Authority that there will be no impact on any protected species as part of the proposal. In the absence of any information to the contrary, the Local Planning Authority find the application unacceptable and contrary to Policy TP8 of the Birmingham Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  7. Insufficient information has been submitted to ensure that the proposal would have no impact on trees within and around the site. As such, it would be contrary to policies PG3, TP7 and TP8 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policy DM4 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B31 5NJ
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Jacqueline Hughes

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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