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32 Courtenay Road, Birmingham, B44 8JQ

2026/03590/PAHouseholderRefused

Refused on 15 September 2026

Council decision: REFUSE4 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of first floor rear extension and associated rear balcony area, and external first floor balcony to the front elevation.

Received
29 June 2026
Ward
Oscott
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a rear extension at 32 Courtenay Road,Birmingham,B44 8JQ. Birmingham has handled 355 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Birmingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Oscott. We hold 182 applications in total for the B44 postcode area.

91% of householder 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 first floor rear extension and associated rear balcony elements do not comply with the 45 Degree Code for House Extensions and would lead to a loss of outlook and light to No. 34 Courtenay Road. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policies DM2 and DM10 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed first floor rear balcony and side-facing door of the rear extension does not provide an adequate separation distance to No. 34 Courtenay Road and would lead to overlooking and a loss of privacy. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policies PG3 and TP27 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The design of the proposed development would be out of keeping with the design, character and appearance of the existing house and as such would be contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. The design of the proposed development would be out of keeping with the existing character of the street scene and as such would be contrary to Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, and Policy DM2 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B44 8JQ
Application type
Householder

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Chloe Faulkner

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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