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Conference Aston Aston University Aston Street Birmingham B4 7ET

2026/01812/PAFull PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 12 May 2026

Council decision: APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

External alterations and refurbishment of facades and associated to the Conference Aston building

Received
3 April 2026
Ward
Nechells
  1. Received3 Apr
  2. Validated3 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Conference Aston Aston University Aston Street Birmingham B4 7ET. Birmingham has handled 10,255 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Nechells. We hold 77 applications in total for the B4 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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Application details

Postcode
B4 7ET
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small
District
Ladywood

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 April 2026
Application expires
29 May 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
David Wells
Statutory period
50 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
  • Brownfield land register: 1 Lancaster Circus Major Development SiteRegister site at or near this address · +3 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    3 Apr

    External alterations and refurbishment of facades and associated to the Conference Aston building

    This applicationApprovedFull2026/01812/PA
  2. 2026
    3 Apr

    Display of 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign to eastern side of the Conference Aston building

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside2026/01868/PA

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