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1 Bennett Drive Birmingham B74 4BF

2026/00265/PAHouseholderRefused

Refused on 17 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of two storey side extension and single storey side and forward extension to form annexe with storage space within the roof

Received
21 January 2026
Ward
Sutton Four Oaks
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Bennett Drive Birmingham B74 4BF. Birmingham has handled 10,255 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 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 design of the proposed extensions 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.
  2. The scale of the proposed single storey side and forward extension would be out of scale with the existing house and would dominate its appearance/the street scene. 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.
  3. The design of the proposed extension 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.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B74 4BF
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
District
Sutton Coldfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Application expires
18 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
30 days

Additional information

Documents
5

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
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 1346
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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