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Construction leads · Birmingham
Construction leads in Birmingham: 580 new in 90 days.
580 applications filed with Birmingham City Council in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026 mean work for at least one trade: extensions, lofts, new windows, roofs, driveways. Pick your trade below, see your numbers, and get the addresses posted to you every month.
- filed in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026
- 580
- in the last 12 months
- 1,480
- household & minor work granted, 2025
- 83.7%
Birmingham · work for tradesby filing month
By trade
Planning leads in Birmingham, trade by trade.
Birmingham City Council took 2,188 planning applications in the 12 months to 21 Oct 2026. 1,480 of them (68%) mean work for at least one trade; the rest are adverts, trees, conditions and paperwork, and they never reach a list.
Of the main building trades, Birmingham's register favours windows & doors (984), roofing (910) and builders & bricklayers (887): one application usually means work for several trades, so these overlap.
The most active postcode districts are B29 (101), B13 (67) and B28 (59).
About 173 trade-relevant applications a month over the last 5 full months, peaking in August 2026 with 327.
Applications that mean work, last 12 months
One application usually means work for several trades, so the rows overlap.
Where in Birmingham, by postcode district
Your trade in Birmingham
Off the register
The latest building work filed in Birmingham, address hidden.
As filed with the council, newest first, tagged with the trade whose list it lands on. Subscribers get the full site address and planning reference for every one.
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9 Oct 2026 Landscaping & driveways Awaiting decision
Application to determine Condition 2 (Materials and Paving Details ¿ in part) attached to Schedule 17 approval reference 2024/02949/PA under the High Speed Rail (London…
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, ●●●Landscaping / driveway / external works · work due now to 3 months from the decision -
22 Sep 2026 B29 Builders Awaiting decision
Erection of single storey rear extensions and dormer window to front
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, B29Single-storey extension · work due now to 3 months from the decision -
20 Sep 2026 B25 Builders Awaiting decision
Erection of single storey front and side extension
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, B25Single-storey extension · work due now to 3 months from the decision -
20 Sep 2026 B29 Loft conversions Awaiting decision
Change of use to an 8 bedroom Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) property, including the erection of a single storey rear extension and the installation of…
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, B29Loft conversion / dormer · work due now to 2 months from the decision -
20 Sep 2026 B21 Landscaping & driveways Awaiting decision
Demolition of an existing garage and the erection of a new garage on the existing footprint with a new single storey linking block connected to the main property and…
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, B21Landscaping / driveway / external works · work due now to 3 months from the decision -
20 Sep 2026 B73 Builders Awaiting decision
Erection of two storey rear and single storey side and rear extensions
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, B73Two-storey / first-floor extension · work due now to 4 months from the decision -
25 Mar 2026 B24 Kitchens Awaiting decision
Demolition of 20th century toilet block, minor internal alterations to form new WCs and relocated kitchen, and the erection of a new extension to rear
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, B24Kitchen extension / open-plan kitchen · work due 1 to 4 months from the decision -
25 Mar 2026 B24 Kitchens Awaiting decision
Listed Building consent for demolition of 20th century toilet block, minor internal alterations to form new WCs and relocated kitchen, and the erection of a new…
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, B24Kitchen extension / open-plan kitchen · work due 1 to 4 months from the decision
Descriptions are the applicant’s own words from the public register. We leave out any row that names a person or carries a house number.
Timing
The plans are public weeks before Birmingham decides.
A homeowner tells the council first. By the time they search for a firm, they’re already getting quotes. Your letter can land in the first week.
- decided on time
- 75.4%
- household & minor granted
- 83.7%
- decisions in 2025
- 3,533
MHCLG planning statistics (PS2), Birmingham, 2025. “Household & minor” is the government’s “other” category, which holds householder applications: 2,324 granted of 2,778. Birmingham approval rates in full
- Day 0Plans filed with Birmingham City Council
The drawings go on the public register. That’s when we read them.
- Week 1Your letter lands
Addressed to the Owner/Occupier, before the homeowner has rung anyone.
- About week 8The council decides
The statutory target for household applications. Many take longer.
- ThenThey start ringing firms
Your competitors meet them here. You wrote to them two months ago.
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Price
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How many construction leads are there in Birmingham?
580 in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026 and 1,480 in the 12 months to the same date: planning applications filed with Birmingham City Council that match at least one trade's rules at high or medium confidence. Refused and withdrawn applications are left out.
Which trades get the most work from planning applications in Birmingham?
Over the last 12 months: electricians (1,039), skip hire & waste (1,037), windows & doors (984), flooring (944), plastering & decorating (944) and roofing (910). Most applications mean work for more than one trade: an extension needs a builder, a roofer, windows, electrics and plastering.
Where in Birmingham is the most building work?
By postcode district, over the last 12 months: B29 (101), B13 (67), B28 (59), B26 (57) and B17 (55).
How quickly does Birmingham City Council decide planning applications?
Birmingham City Council decided 75.4% of its applications within the statutory time limit in 2025, and granted 83.7% of its "other" decisions, the government category that holds householder applications (2,324 of 2,778, MHCLG PS2 figures). The target for a householder application is eight weeks, so a letter sent the week it is filed lands well before the decision.
Where does the data come from?
Birmingham City Council's own public planning register, read every day. We match each application against the trade rules your list uses, drop refused and withdrawn applications, and keep one line per household. We never sell names or phone numbers.
How do I get the addresses?
Pick your trade and claim your patch: £149 a month for one trade. Your first list arrives within 24 hours, then only new homes every month, as a CSV for letters to "The Owner/Occupier". One firm per trade per patch.
Near Birmingham
Construction leads in the councils around Birmingham.
Nearby councils
By trade in Birmingham
Counts are refreshed daily from the register and dated 21 Oct 2026. In the 90-day count, “new” means filed from 24 Jul 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.
Birmingham filed 580 building applications in 90 days. Who wrote to them?
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