Planning application
Thornton Junior School Thornton Road Birmingham B8 2LQ
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 2025/06530/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/06530/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and to Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Ward End
- Postcode
- B8 2LQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Birmingham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/04520/PA Awaiting decision
Thornton Junior School, Thornton Road, Birmingham, B8 2LQ
Proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Birmingham
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18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and to Approve with Conditions
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 17 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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