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5 Windsor Road, Sutton Vesey, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5AL

2026/03318/PAFull PlanningRefused
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Refused on 11 September 2026

Council decision: REFUSE1 reason 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 care home (Use Class C2) for up to 3 children.

Received
18 June 2026
Ward
Sutton Vesey
  1. Received18 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 5 Windsor Road,Sutton Vesey,Sutton Coldfield,Birmingham,B73 5AL. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. 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 loss of a large family dwelling. Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the property is no longer required for family occupation, that there is a lack of demand for its continued use as a family home, or that the need for a children's care home at this location outweighs the important contribution the dwelling makes to the Council's housing objectives and the supply of family housing within the City. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy TP35 and Policy PG3 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 5AL
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
C14 DESIGNS LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Shamim Chowdhury

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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