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St Albans Academy Conybere Street Birmingham B12 0YH

Awaiting decision Birmingham 2026/04508/PA Full Planning

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 2026/04508/PA

Application record

Reference
2026/04508/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Pending As published: REGISTERED
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Bordesley & Highgate
Postcode
B12 0YH

Comment by 4 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Birmingham through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2025/07229/PA Granted

    St Albans Academy Conybere Street Birmingham B12 0YH

    Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of rooftop PV solar panels

    Decided 3 Feb 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2026

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Birmingham took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Luke Strange Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

107 applications on PlanIndex · across 34 councils · 92% granted

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EEnergy Group PLC Applicant, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2005 · London

7 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils

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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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Birmingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Birmingham decided full applications in a median of 127 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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