Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Longbridge

Planning HMO kitchen and bathroom work in Longbridge? We check the licensing and planning position with Birmingham City Council, design the layout and give you a fixed written quote.

From Longbridge to the rest of the West Midlands, quotes are fixed for the agreed specification.

One team for build, compliance and lettings

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Landlords in Longbridge deal with Birmingham City Council for licensing, planning and housing standards. We keep those three in view together, so a layout that suits the licence also works for planning and building control.

Our team is based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 11 miles from Longbridge. That keeps survey visits, site meetings and follow-up inspections easy to arrange.

HMO rules in Birmingham City Council

Rule	Birmingham City Council
Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people)	In force everywhere in England
Additional HMO licensing	In force Whole city, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028
Selective licensing	In part of the area 25 of the city's 69 wards, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028
Article 4 direction for small HMOs	In force Whole city, in force since 8 June 2020

Checked October 2026 against Birmingham City Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.

Birmingham City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Longbridge into a small HMO needs planning permission. We prepare the planning application before any conversion work starts. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Birmingham City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 4 June 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.

Our HMO kitchen and bathroom service in Longbridge

We design and fit communal kitchens and shared bathrooms for HMOs in Longbridge, sized to the amenity standards the local council applies to the number of people in the house. Those standards differ between councils, so we check the current version for Longbridge before drawing anything.

Fittings for houses in Longbridge are chosen for heavy daily use: sealed worktops, wipe-clean wall panels, separate food storage and isolation valves on every fitting. Across the West Midlands, each kitchen gets the heat detection and fire blanket the fire risk assessment calls for.

Heat detection and fire blanket where required
Extract ventilation and certified electrical work
Heavy-duty units, sealed worktops and slip-resistant flooring
Isolation valves on every fitting
Separate food storage space for each occupant

Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Longbridge

Northfield 1.3 miles
Kings Norton 2 miles
Stirchley 3 miles
Bournville 3 miles
Selly Oak 3.3 miles
Bournbrook 3.3 miles

Communal kitchens and bathrooms in Longbridge: common questions

What size must bedrooms be in an HMO in Longbridge?

For licensed HMOs in England a room for one adult must be at least 6.51 square metres and a room for two adults at least 10.22 square metres. Birmingham City Council may set additional standards, which we design to.

Do I need planning permission to convert a house to an HMO in Longbridge?

It depends on the number of occupants and whether Birmingham City Council has an Article 4 direction covering the address. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We check the position for your street before quoting.

Do you handle building regulations for conversions in Longbridge?

Yes. An HMO conversion often involves building regulations work such as fire protection, new partitions and drainage, and we arrange approval and inspections with local authority building control or a registered building control approver.

Does a converted HMO in Longbridge need a licence?

Yes if five or more people from two or more households will live there, because mandatory licensing applies in every council in England. Birmingham City Council may also license smaller HMOs, which we check for the address.