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49 Aylesbury Crescent, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 0DY

2026/01669/PAFull PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 16 October 2026

Council decision: REFUSE3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2) for two children

Received
31 March 2026
Ward
Kingstanding
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 199 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 49 Aylesbury Crescent,Kingstanding,Birmingham,B44 0DY. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 13 weeks longer than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Kingstanding. We hold 182 applications in total for the B44 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 proposed change of use, when considered alongside the existing children's care home at No. 43 Aylesbury Crescent, would result in an unacceptable concentration of children's care homes within this section of the street. The introduction of a second children's care home in close proximity would erode the established residential character of the area by creating a harmful concentration of specialist residential accommodation. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies PG3 and TP35 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policies DM2 and DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed change of use, when considered alongside the existing children's care home at No. 43 Aylesbury Crescent, would result in an unacceptable cumulative impact on the residential amenity of neighbouring occupiers. The operation of two children's care homes in close proximity, including associated staff activity, comings and goings, vehicle movements and activity related to the functioning of the homes, would introduce a level of activity that would be materially out of keeping with the surrounding residential environment, to the detriment of the living conditions of neighbouring residents. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies PG3 and TP35 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policies DM2 and DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposal would result in the loss of an existing family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) at a time when there is an identified need for family housing within Birmingham. Whilst the submitted information sets out a general need for children's care provision, it fails to demonstrate why this specific property should be lost from the City's family housing stock or why the proposed use is necessary in this particular location. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy TP35 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policy DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B44 0DY
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
BEFOREBRICKS LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Abigail Honnor

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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