Planning application
1 Brunel Avenue, SALFORD, M5 4BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine whether prior approval is required for the proposed installation of solar PV panels on the existing roof structure, comprising 838x455Wp panels with a total installed capacity of 174.27 kW.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/1792
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/1792
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Approved
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Ordsall Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M5 4BE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Salford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2008: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2025/1160 Granted
1 Brunel Avenue, SALFORD, M5 4BE
Display of one illuminated façade totem
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08/56091/FUL Granted
1 Brunel Avenue Salford M5 4BE
Erection of extension to form new service and parts department to existing car showroom (re-submission of planning application 07/55299/FUL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Salford
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Approved
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Salford granted permission on 25 February 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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