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36 Shirley Road, Birmingham, B27 7XH

2026/03693/PAFull PlanningRefused
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Refused on 8 September 2026

Council decision: REFUSE4 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

Received
16 June 2026
Ward
Acocks Green
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 36 Shirley Road,Birmingham,B27 7XH. Birmingham has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 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 61 applications across Acocks Green. We hold 237 applications in total for the B27 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 change of use of the property would result in the loss of a four bedroom family dwellinghouse, and insufficient justification has been provided to demonstrate that the need for a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in this location outweighs the important contribution this house makes to the Council's objectives, strategies and policies relating to housing provision. As such, the application conflicts with Policy TP35 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policy DM11 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The occupation of the property as an HMO by up to 12 unrealted people with varying lifestyles would result in a demonstrable increase in the numbers of comings and goings from the site and a greater level of noise and disturbance in comparison to the existing use as a family dwelling house. The proposed HMO would not, therefore, be appropriate to this location as it would result in unacceptable adverse impacts on the amenity of neighbouring occupiers, contrary to Policies DM2 and DM11 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposed change of use to a six bedroom HMO would introduce a more intensive residential use into an area characterised predominantly by traditional family housing. The scale of occupation and the overall pattern of activity generated by a 12 person HMO would be out of keeping with the established residential character. The proposal would therefore result in an unacceptable adverse impact on the character of the area, contrary to Policy DM11 (1e) of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. The development would provide poor quality living accommodation for the occupiers by virtue of insufficient internal communal space. As such the scheme is contrary to the Birmingham Design Guide SPD 2022, Policy PG3 of the Birmingham Development Plan 2017, Policies DM2 and DM11 of the Development Management in Birmingham DPD 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B27 7XH
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
PARAGON ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION LTD

Planning decision

Case officer
Mohammed Abdellah

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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