Units 6 To 7 Hockley Brook Trading Estate,South Road Avenue,Birmingham,B18 5JR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of rooftop PV solar panels Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B18 5JR
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- No Prior Approval Required
- Decision date
- 20 Aug 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 34 days from validation, 18 days faster than Birmingham's median of 52 for prior approvals. Approved, as 69% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 20 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Birmingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #245 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).
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