Greencoat House, 261 - 271 Stratford Road, Birmingham, B11 1QS

2026/05749/PAPermitted Development Commercial from May 2013Awaiting decision

Prior approval

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

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of upper floors from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 24 no. residential apartments (Use Class C3)

Received: 10 September 2026
Council: Birmingham City Council
Ward: Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

ReceivedReceived10 Sep
ValidatedValidated12 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Greencoat House,261 - 271 Stratford Road,Birmingham,B11 1QS. Birmingham has handled 13 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. We hold 687 applications in total for the B11 postcode area.

86% of all 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: B11 1QS
Application type: Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Vajid Mahmood

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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