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1 Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 6UE

2026/02496/PAFull PlanningRefused
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Refused on 15 October 2026

Council decision: REFUSE2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to children's home (Use Class C2)

Received
7 May 2026
Ward
Sutton Vesey
  1. Received7 May
  2. Validated7 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 161 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 1 Coppice View Road,Sutton Coldfield,Birmingham,B73 6UE. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 113 days, 8 weeks longer than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Sutton Vesey. We hold 151 applications in total for the B73 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 would result in the introduction of a children's care home (Use Class C2) immediately adjacent to the authorised children's care home at No.1A Coppice View Road. By reason of the close physical relationship between the properties, the shared access arrangements, the cul-de-sac location and the cumulative activity associated with two children's care homes operating in close proximity, the proposal would result in an unacceptable concentration of specialist residential accommodation. The development would be harmful to the character and function of the area and would fail to appropriately consider the cumulative effects of similar uses within the locality. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017 and Policy DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and NPPF.
  2. The change of use of the property would result in the loss of an existing family dwelling house (Use Class C3) of which there is an undersupply and an evidenced demand for within the city. Insufficient site-specific justification has been provided to demonstrate that the need for a care home in this location, outweighs the important contribution this dwelling makes to the Council's objectives, strategies and policies relating to the provision of family housing. As such, the application conflicts with Policy TP35 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policy DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B73 6UE
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
ANJUM DESIGN 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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