Planning application
Units 6 To 7, Hockley Brook Trading Estate South Road Avenue, Birmingham, B18 5JR
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 rooftop PV solar panels
As published by the council, reference 2026/04284/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/04284/PA
- Type
- Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
- Status
- Granted As published: Decided: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Postcode
- B18 5JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Birmingham
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20 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: NO PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Metis Energy Limited Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Birmingham granted permission on 20 August 2026, 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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