Planning application
Farmfoods Limited Highlands Road Shirley Solihull
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for 534.6 kWp on roof solar PV installation. To be installed upon a trapezoidal roof using the appropriate mounting solution.
As published by the council, reference PL/2024/00086/PNSVP
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2024/00086/PNSVP
- Type
- Prior Notification Solar Photovoltaics
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Received
- 16 Jan 2024
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2024
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2024
- Ward
- Shirley South
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2024
Received by Solihull
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11 Mar 2024
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Granted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 11 March 2024, 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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