Birmingham Childrens Hospital Steelhouse Lane Birmingham B4 6NH

2026/00548/PANon Material AmendmentRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 23 July 2026

Council decision: REFUSE

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

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning approval 2023/01979/PA, to allow for changes to the proposed glazed entrance including change to low-level brick, revolving door removed and proposed draft lobby door with canopy, glazing line adjusted where it joins the existing turret, transom heights and mullion positions amended, additional doors to front facade, additional high level spandrel glazing, exterior lighting added, manifestation has been added to the exterior facade, aquarium plant room added to northwest elevation. Changes to the roof including omission of a roof light, perimeter roof glazing altered, addition of wind catchers, parapet design altered. Internal changes include existing facade treatment change and a GRP enclosure added to the outpatients roof

Received: 3 February 2026
Council: Birmingham City Council
Ward: Ladywood

ReceivedReceived3 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Jul

Decided in 170 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Birmingham Childrens Hospital Steelhouse Lane Birmingham B4 6NH. Birmingham has handled 632 applications of this type. This one was decided in 170 days, 16 weeks longer than Birmingham's typical decision time. The site is in the Steelhouse conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Ladywood. We hold 77 applications in total for the B4 postcode area.

81% of amendment applications at Birmingham City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode: B4 6NH
Application type: Non Material Amendment
Scale / size: Small
District: Ladywood

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 February 2026
Application expires: 3 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Rhiannon Hill

Additional information

Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Steelhouse City Centre Conservation Area
Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
Heritage at Risk Register: Steelhouse
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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.

Associated applications

2026
3 Feb
Non-material amendment to planning approval 2023/01979/PA
This applicationRefusedNon-material amendment2026/00548/PA
2026
3 Feb
Amendments to condition 2 (approved plans) of Listed Building Consent 2023/01982/PA
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside2026/01249/PA

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Birmingham

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near B4

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for roofing near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address