Hozelock Ltd Midpoint Park Kingsbury Road Birmingham B76 1AB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/02982/PA Approved

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of 3,396 x 485 W roof mounted Solar PV solar panels with 1,647.06 kWp capacity Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

29 May 2026

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Approved

24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction

City Wide Hmo. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Air quality management area: Birmingham AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

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Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Birmingham built-up area; National infrastructure project 1172 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area10,012 m² (107,768 sq ft)

Energy ratingA (asset rating 25)

UseStorage or Distribution

HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Birmingham
Postcode: B76 1AB
Received: 29 May 2026
Validated: 29 May 2026
Ward: Sutton Walmley & Minworth
Case officer: Show
Decision: No Prior Approval Required
Decision date: 24 Jul 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Advanced Renewable Power Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 21 days slower than Birmingham's median of 35 for prior approvals. Approved, as 78% of prior approvals here are.

This one56d

Council35d

UK33d

95%decided within 8 weeks

78%approved

371decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 1 Jun 2026
Comments by: 24 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 23 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

Hozelock Ltd Midpoint Park Kingsbury Road Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B76 1AB

Erection of 8 metre high acoustic barrier

2022/03866/PA 13 Sep 2022

Birmingham

Planning Authority Score

2.2/10

Poor

#265 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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%).

Slower than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Birmingham decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

82%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #244 of 296

86%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #240 of 296

48%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #245 of 296

47%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #205 of 296

71%

Minor dwellings approved

98 decided (1-9 homes)

94%

Major dwellings approved

33 decided (10+ homes)

56%

Change of use approved

261 decided

3,472

Total decisions

619 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.