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Allowed21 October 20253369411

Indoor Market, 50 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, B5 4RQ

Planning appeal 3369411 at Indoor Market, 50 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, B5 4RQ (Birmingham City Council) was allowed on 21 October 2025 by Inspector Robinson N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the diversity, vitality and overall shopping experience in Birmingham city centre.

outline application with all matters reserved for the demolition of existing indoor market building and the construction of new buildings providing up to 60,932sqm of new floorspace containing: up to 1,493sqm of commercial, business and service floorspace ( Use Class E); up to 745 apartments (Use Class C3) or up to 1,544 student bedrooms and associated communal student facilities (sui generis), or any combination of these residential uses but not exceeding a maximum of 1,544 residential units; together with associated plant, car parking and cycle parking facilities and works to the public realm adjacent to the proposed building(s) ”

Authority
Birmingham City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Robinson N
Postcode
B5 4RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the diversity, vitality and overall shopping experience in Birmingham city centre
  • the effect of the proposal on the setting and significance of listed buildings 42-45 Upper Dean Street, the Church of St Martin in the Bull Ring and the statue of Nelson

What decided it

The absence of any development plan requirement to safeguard or replace the existing market, combined with the finding of no harm to the setting or significance of the nearby listed buildings, meant there was no policy conflict to weigh against the scheme's benefits.

the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing contributions, townscape change and job creation weighed in favour of the scheme, with no harm identified on either main issue to weigh against them

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BDP policy GA1BDP policy TP21UDP Policy TP4BDP policy TP26

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