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43 Englestede Close, Birmingham, B20 1BJ

2026/03322/PAFull PlanningRefused
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Refused on 27 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 up to 4 children.

Received
18 June 2026
Ward
Handsworth Wood
  1. Received18 Jun
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 43 Englestede Close,Birmingham,B20 1BJ. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Handsworth Wood. We hold 141 applications in total for the B20 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 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 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.
  2. The introduction of the proposed children's care home (Use Class C2) into the heart of this residential area would undermine the traditional family housing residential character of this residential area. This would conflict with policies PG3 of the adopted Birmingham Development Plan, policy DM12 of the adopted Development Management in Birmingham Development Plan Document and the NPPF.
  3. The proposed use of the application site, as a children's care home, would be an over-intensive form of development, which would increase the intensity of the existing dwelling-house, with the potential to cause excessive noise and disturbance through increased comings and goings, to the detriment of nearby residential amenity. As such, the proposal conflicts with Policies DM2 and DM12 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021, Birmingham Design Guide 2023 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B20 1BJ
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
C14 DESIGNS LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Harjap Rajwanshi

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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