Planning application
Prince Albert High School 115 Holford Drive Birmingham B42 2TU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of roof mounted Solar PV solar panels
As published by the council, reference 2025/06497/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/06497/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Prior Approval Required
- Received
- 16 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Perry Barr
- Postcode
- B42 2TU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Birmingham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/05378/PA Awaiting decision
Prince Albert High School, 115 Holford Drive, Birmingham, B42 2TU
Application to determine the details for condition 11 (landscape and ecological management plan) attached to planning approval 2026/00795/PA
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2026/04720/PA Awaiting decision
Prince Albert High School, 115 Holford Drive, Birmingham, B42 2TU
Application to determine details for condition number 8 (scheme for ecological/biodiversity/enhancement measures) attached to planning permission 2026/00795/PA
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2026/00795/PA Granted
Prince Albert High School, 115 Holford Drive, Birmingham, B42 2TU
Erection of a single storey education building to provide specially resourced provision accommodation including 6no new classrooms
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Nov 2025
Received by Birmingham
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17 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Prior Approval Required
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Birmingham granted permission on 12 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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