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8 Richmond Road, Birmingham, B18 5NH

2026/06421/PAFull PlanningAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse Use Class C3 to 6 bedroom HMO Use Class C4

Received
14 September 2026
Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
  1. Received14 Sep
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.2 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 Richmond Road, Birmingham, B18 5NH. Birmingham has handled 10,255 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lozells and Soho Hill conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Soho & Jewellery Quarter. We hold 94 applications in total for the B18 postcode area.

83% of full 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
B18 5NH
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2026
Consultation expiry
2 December 2026
Consultation start
9 November 2026
Consultation end
2 December 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 November 2026
Application expires
23 December 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
44 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 November 2026

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lozells and Soho Hill Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Lozells and Soho Hill
  • Brownfield land register: 4 Park AvenueRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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.

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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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