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129 Lichfield Road, Sutton Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B74 2RX

2026/03384/PAFull PlanningAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Subdivision and change of use of part of existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use Class C2) for up to 3no. children with special needs and learning disabilities, including external alterations to the front (retrospective)

Received
24 June 2026
Ward
Sutton Four Oaks
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 129 Lichfield Road,Sutton Four Oaks,Sutton Coldfield,Birmingham,B74 2RX. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Four Oaks conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Sutton Four Oaks. We hold 611 applications in total for the B74 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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Application details

Postcode
B74 2RX
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2026

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.

  • Conservation area: Four Oaks Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Four Oaks
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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