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92 Central Avenue, Birmingham, B31 4JQ

2026/02844/PAFull PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 15 September 2026

Council decision: REFUSE2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing dwellinghouse into 1no. 3-bedroom ground floor flat and 1no. 1-bedroom first floor flat, associated cycle storage and off-street parking provision

Received
26 May 2026
Ward
Longbridge & West Heath
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at 92 Central Avenue,Birmingham,B31 4JQ. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Longbridge & West Heath. We hold 781 applications in total for the B31 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 proposal would fail to comply with the Nationally Described Space Standards. As such, the application conflicts with Policies DM10 and DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, Principle 15 of the Birmingham Design Guide 2022 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposal would fail to provide useable outdoor amenity space for all occupiers. As such, the application conflicts with Policies DM10 and DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, Principle 15 of the Birmingham Design Guide 2022 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B31 4JQ
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
HEPBURN ARCHITECTS LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Jeff Badland

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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