Planning in Birmingham
Birmingham City Council has 29 conservation areas and 13 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 1,498 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
29
Article 4 directions
13
Listed building outlines
1,498
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Birmingham and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- ANCHORAGE ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 15 October 1992
- ASTON HALL AND CHURCH CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 27 January 1972
- AUSTIN VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 July 1997
- Barnsley Road, Edgbaston Conservation Areadesignated 19 May 1988
- BOURNVILLE TENANTS CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 June 1971
- BOURNVILLE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 June 1971
- COLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 7 October 1971
- DIGBETH, DERITEND AND BORDESLEY HIGH STREETS CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 31 May 2000
- EDGBASTON CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 4 September 1975
- FOUR OAKS CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 10 July 1986
- GREENFIELD ROAD, HARBORNE CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 23 February 2009
- HARBORNE OLD VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 July 1969
- HIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 28 November 1973
- JEWELLERY QUARTER CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 10 January 1980
- KINGS NORTON CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 July 1969
- LEE CRESCENT CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 6 June 1974
- Lozells and Soho Hill Conservation Areadesignated 19 July 1979
- Moor Pool, Harborne Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1970
- Moseley Conservation Areadesignated 17 March 1983
- NORTHFIELD OLD VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 July 1969
- OLD YARDLEY CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 July 1969
- RYLAND ROAD CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 13 March 1969
- SCHOOL ROAD, HALL GREEN CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 17 November 1988
- SELLY PARK AVENUES CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 22 April 2009
- SELLY PARK CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 13 May 2009
- ST AGNES, MOSELEY CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 25 June 1987
- St Augustine's Edgbaston Conservation Areadesignated 18 February 1988
- STEELHOUSE CITY CENTRE CONSERVATION AREAdesignated 14 October 1993
- Warwick Barr Conservation Areadesignated 25 June 1987
Article 4 directions
- AUSTIN VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)17 July 1997
- BOURNVILLE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)9 May 1996
- CITY WIDE HMO
- EDGBASTON CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)4 September 1975
- GREENFIELD ROAD, HARBORNE CONSERVATION AREA
- HIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)14 October 1999
- MOOR POOL CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4(2)30 July 1970
- MOSELEY CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)
- OLD YARDLEY CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)17 July 1969
- SELLY OAK HMO31 August 2014
- SELLY PARK AVENUES CONSERVATION AREA
- SELLY PARK CONSERVATION AREA
- ST AGNES, MOSELEY CONSERVATION AREA8 April 2009
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Birmingham?
Birmingham City Council has designated 29 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Birmingham has 13 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Birmingham City Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09