West Midlands

Birmingham planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

52.6%

223rd of 297

10.1 points slower than England

Granted

86.6%

242nd of 297

3.9 points lower than England

Extension of time

36.7%

197th of 297

4.4 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

1,971

Birmingham decided 1,971 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 86.6%.

52.6% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (223rd of 297 for speed).

A further 36.7% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 20.5% a year earlier.

Of 57 householder appeals decided in the same period, 28.1% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Birmingham against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	86.0%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	89.5%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	90.1%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	87.6%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	91.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	88.8%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	85.5%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	88.8%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	91.8%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	87.9%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	89.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	88.5%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	95.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	95.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	95.3%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	94.5%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	95.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	94.3%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	95.4%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	96.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	97.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	97.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	96.4%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	96.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	96.0%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	95.4%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	94.9%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	95.0%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	91.6%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	93.5%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	95.5%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	96.0%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	93.1%	0.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	94.6%	0.3%	78.0%
2017 Q1	96.6%	0.0%	77.3%
2017 Q2	95.4%	0.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	92.7%	0.1%	76.1%
2017 Q4	92.3%	1.9%	77.1%
2018 Q1	85.6%	2.1%	73.7%
2018 Q2	66.0%	5.5%	74.0%
2018 Q3	58.8%	17.1%	72.7%
2018 Q4	63.2%	10.8%	72.7%
2019 Q1	60.8%	20.8%	69.9%
2019 Q2	60.8%	22.9%	72.1%
2019 Q3	55.6%	22.4%	69.6%
2019 Q4	65.0%	15.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	69.9%	18.3%	68.4%
2020 Q2	67.7%	25.4%	63.9%
2020 Q3	69.1%	25.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	64.0%	34.3%	65.3%
2021 Q1	60.1%	37.8%	59.4%
2021 Q2	59.9%	38.2%	58.4%
2021 Q3	52.8%	43.9%	53.1%
2021 Q4	65.6%	32.4%	53.0%
2022 Q1	64.8%	33.6%	51.6%
2022 Q2	64.0%	27.9%	56.0%
2022 Q3	48.6%	40.7%	53.3%
2022 Q4	46.3%	46.1%	54.1%
2023 Q1	64.2%	27.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	69.8%	26.0%	58.5%
2023 Q3	66.0%	28.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	68.4%	22.6%	59.8%
2024 Q1	59.9%	28.0%	58.8%
2024 Q2	53.4%	35.1%	64.4%
2024 Q3	9.7%	55.3%	64.2%
2024 Q4	21.8%	56.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	13.4%	76.2%	62.1%
2025 Q2	32.7%	49.2%	65.0%
2025 Q3	47.8%	41.2%	62.5%
2025 Q4	59.2%	28.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	54.4%	36.9%	60.6%
2026 Q2	47.7%	42.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Birmingham against England

Birmingham
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Birmingham	England
2008 Q1	83.1%	85.1%
2008 Q2	82.0%	86.1%
2008 Q3	80.2%	86.3%
2008 Q4	80.4%	85.3%
2009 Q1	83.7%	85.9%
2009 Q2	84.6%	86.8%
2009 Q3	83.2%	87.4%
2009 Q4	84.2%	86.9%
2010 Q1	84.2%	87.0%
2010 Q2	89.7%	88.0%
2010 Q3	87.2%	87.7%
2010 Q4	87.3%	87.5%
2011 Q1	90.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	89.5%	88.5%
2011 Q3	88.6%	88.3%
2011 Q4	87.7%	88.3%
2012 Q1	88.0%	88.2%
2012 Q2	87.9%	89.2%
2012 Q3	90.9%	89.0%
2012 Q4	90.0%	88.9%
2013 Q1	88.2%	89.8%
2013 Q2	91.2%	90.6%
2013 Q3	90.0%	90.3%
2013 Q4	91.3%	89.6%
2014 Q1	93.3%	89.8%
2014 Q2	91.9%	90.5%
2014 Q3	89.2%	90.0%
2014 Q4	89.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	85.6%	89.3%
2015 Q2	85.2%	90.2%
2015 Q3	88.1%	90.0%
2015 Q4	88.7%	89.2%
2016 Q1	89.5%	90.0%
2016 Q2	90.1%	90.3%
2016 Q3	92.3%	90.2%
2016 Q4	91.3%	89.7%
2017 Q1	91.6%	89.9%
2017 Q2	90.4%	90.5%
2017 Q3	88.5%	90.0%
2017 Q4	86.9%	90.1%
2018 Q1	90.0%	90.5%
2018 Q2	90.0%	91.0%
2018 Q3	89.9%	91.2%
2018 Q4	86.6%	90.5%
2019 Q1	88.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	89.2%	91.0%
2019 Q3	87.4%	90.6%
2019 Q4	89.5%	89.8%
2020 Q1	88.2%	89.9%
2020 Q2	85.0%	90.2%
2020 Q3	87.8%	90.6%
2020 Q4	90.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	89.8%	90.9%
2021 Q2	89.5%	91.2%
2021 Q3	91.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	89.4%	90.1%
2022 Q1	91.2%	90.0%
2022 Q2	90.0%	90.4%
2022 Q3	91.0%	89.8%
2022 Q4	88.0%	89.4%
2023 Q1	90.6%	89.3%
2023 Q2	83.2%	89.2%
2023 Q3	86.7%	88.6%
2023 Q4	82.3%	88.2%
2024 Q1	81.8%	88.2%
2024 Q2	86.9%	89.1%
2024 Q3	84.5%	89.4%
2024 Q4	86.1%	88.6%
2025 Q1	89.8%	89.3%
2025 Q2	85.0%	90.4%
2025 Q3	88.4%	90.1%
2025 Q4	83.0%	90.1%
2026 Q1	86.2%	90.6%
2026 Q2	89.3%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks52.6%
8 to 13 weeks3.6%
13 to 26 weeks4.2%
Over 26 weeks2.9%
Extension of time agreed36.7%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	1036
8 to 13 weeks	71
13 to 26 weeks	83
Over 26 weeks	57
Extension of time agreed	724

Appeals

Decided: 57
Allowed: 28.1%
Median wait: 12 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Birmingham has published 29 conservation areas.
Birmingham has published 13 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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