Steven Eagell Toyota Tamworth Ventura Park Road Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3HL Data via plota.co.uk

0159/2026 - Prior Approval Notification Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification : Installation of roof mounted 97.52kW solar PV system comprising of 212 x Canadian Solar 460w modules Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Tamworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Tamworth
Application type
Prior Approval Notification
Postcode
B78 3HL
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Geo Green Power Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 43 days slower than Tamworth's median of 33 for prior approvals. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
26,020decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Tamworth to go on. Tamworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Tamworth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#184 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tamworth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #222 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tamworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #30 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #8 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #222 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #266 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
9 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
18 decided
150
Total decisions
8 refused in the year to March 2026