Planning application
Park Hall Academy Water Orton Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9HF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for installation of 308kWp of photo voltaic on a flat roof of a school.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00761/PNSVP
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00761/PNSVP
- Type
- Prior Notification Solar Photovoltaics
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Castle Bromwich
- Parish
- Castle Bromwich Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B36 9HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Solihull
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10 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- RE-PRINT :DECISION APPROVAL
- SMBC - DRAINAGE & LLFA
- MISS GEMMA BURGESS
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PROPOSED PV LAYOUT
- TYPICAL MOUNTING SECTION DETAIL
- BLACK MODULES
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 10 June 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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