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20 Berwood Farm Road, Birmingham, B72 1AJ

2026/04644/PAHouseholderRefused

Refused on 15 October 2026

Council decision: REFUSE1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of single and two storey rear and first floor and two storey side extensions

Received
6 August 2026
Ward
Erdington|Sutton Wylde Green
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at 20 Berwood Farm Road,Birmingham,B72 1AJ. Birmingham has handled 355 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 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 1 application across Erdington|Sutton Wylde Green. We hold 84 applications in total for the B72 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 extension does not comply with the 45 Degree Code for House Extensions and would lead to a loss of outlook and light to 18 Berwood Farm 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.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B72 1AJ
Application type
Householder

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Philip Whittaker

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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