Planning application
2026/00033/PA
Unit 2, Stargate Business Park Cuckoo Road Birmingham B7 5SE
Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of 336 roof mounted Solar PV solar panels with 154.56 kWp capacity
As published by the council, reference 2026/00033/PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by Birmingham
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No Prior Approval Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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Within 500 metres
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2025/07244/PA Granted
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Demolition of car showroom building and associated structures, removal of hardstanding, change of use of former car showroom to staff car park, along with resurfacing, reconfiguration of parking layout, lighting, landscaping, fencing and associated works
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2026/01983/PA Status unknown
Star City Watson Road Nechells Birmingham B7 5SA
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2026/01981/PA Status unknown
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2026/02331/PA Status unknown
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Other prior approval applications
In Birmingham
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2026/04472/PA Awaiting decision
29 Lodge Road, Birmingham, B6 6LU
Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 3 metres
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2026/04470/PA Awaiting decision
222 Sommerfield Road, Birmingham, B32 3TA
Erection of 5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.5 metres
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2026/04477/PA Awaiting decision
181 Robin Hood Lane, Birmingham, B28 0JE
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3 metres, eaves height 2.5 metres
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2026/00429/PA Granted
Former Gas Works Watson Road Birmingham
Application for a prior notification for proposed demolition of existing buildings
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2026/03278/PA Granted
125 Lyttelton Road, Birmingham, B33 8BN
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres