Tenterfields Primary School, Tenterfields, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3LH Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0784 - Full Planning Permission Registered application

Proposal

Installation of a freestanding solar photovoltaic (PV) canopy structure within the grounds of Tenterfields Primary School, including integrated solar panels and associated electrical equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Oct 2026, from Dudley's recent full applications.

Site constraints 14

Local Nature ReservesRegeneration CorridorsAreas of High Historic Townscape ValueHigher Value ZoneArticle 4 directionListed building
Local nature reserve 2 m away: Tenterfields
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Air quality management area: Dudley 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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SSSI 63 m away: Bromsgrove Road Cutting, Tenterfields SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local Nature ReservesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Regeneration CorridorsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Areas of High Historic Townscape ValueCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Higher Value ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
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Listed buildingCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Halesowen built-up area.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Council
Dudley
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
B63 3LH
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Halesowen South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Dudley usually decides full applications by day 55.

Day 506 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
470decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Dudley in the last twelve months, from validation. Dudley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14738698
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dudley ranks #122 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dudley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #217 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #122 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #76 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
52 decided
780
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026