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Permitted development inBirmingham

Where Birmingham City Council has removed or restricted permitted development rights — conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed buildings — and how to check your own house.

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Conservation areas

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Article 4 directions

Sep 2026

Data updated

29 conservation areas

Article 4 directions in Birmingham

These remove specific permitted development rights in defined areas. Check whether your street is inside one before relying on the national limits.

  • GREENFIELD ROAD, HARBORNE CONSERVATION AREACheck with the council2025
  • MOSELEY CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)Check with the council2025
  • SELLY PARK AVENUES CONSERVATION AREACheck with the council2025
  • SELLY PARK CONSERVATION AREACheck with the council2025
  • ST AGNES, MOSELEY CONSERVATION AREACheck with the council2009
  • HIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)Check with the council1999
  • AUSTIN VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)Check with the council1997
  • BOURNVILLE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)Check with the council1996
  • EDGBASTON CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)Check with the council1975
  • MOOR POOL CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4(2)Check with the council1970
  • OLD YARDLEY CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)Check with the council1969
  • CITY WIDE HMOChange of use2025
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  • SELLY OAK HMOChange of use2014

From planning.data.gov.uk, Sep 2026. Councils publish at different levels of detail — confirm the scope of any direction with Birmingham City Council.

Conservation areas

Each links to its own page: boundary map, what it changes, and the council’s appraisal.

ANCHORAGE ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREAASTON HALL AND CHURCH CONSERVATION AREAAUSTIN VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREABarnsley Road, Edgbaston Conservation AreaBOURNVILLE TENANTS CONSERVATION AREABOURNVILLE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREACOLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS CONSERVATION AREADIGBETH, DERITEND AND BORDESLEY HIGH STREETS CONSERVATION AREAEDGBASTON CONSERVATION AREAFOUR OAKS CONSERVATION AREAGREENFIELD ROAD, HARBORNE CONSERVATION AREAHARBORNE OLD VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREAHIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREAJEWELLERY QUARTER CONSERVATION AREAKINGS NORTON CONSERVATION AREALEE CRESCENT CONSERVATION AREA+ 13 more →

What you can build in Birmingham

The national limits for a semi-detached house with full permitted development rights. Inside a conservation area or Article 4 area, some of these need planning permission.

Getting a Lawful Development Certificate from Birmingham City Council

Apply through the Planning Portal. Decisions usually take up to 8 weeks. Your report tells you whether you need one — and includes the drawings checklist.

Birmingham City Council website ↗
How to apply →

Nearby councils

Sandwell →Solihull →Walsall →Dudley →Bromsgrove →