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

P25/1421/PN14OA Refused

Proposal

Prior approval for proposed installation of a solar canopy on non-domestic, off-street parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Consultation
5 Dec 2025
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Refused
9 Jan 2026
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Appeal allowed
1 May 2026

Refused on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 13

Local Nature ReservesMineral Safeguarding AreaRegeneration CorridorsAreas of High Historic Townscape Value066/A1
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.
Council record ↗
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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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil 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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066/A1Council 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 7 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
Postcode
B63 3LH
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Halesowen South Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jan 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Required
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 1 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005136 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 6 days slower than Dudley's median of 40 for prior approvals. Refused, as 16% of prior approvals here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
116decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14508142
Site or press notice
5 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Dec 2025
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