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520 Chester Road, Birmingham, B73 5HL

2026/05286/PAPermitted Development Commercial from May 2013Withdrawn
Prior approval

Proposal

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

Received
21 August 2026
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Birmingham86% of applications approved

This is a planning application for a solar installation at 520 Chester Road,Birmingham,B73 5HL. Birmingham has handled 11 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 32 days. It was submitted on 21 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 133 applications in total for the B73 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/05286/PA
Address
520 Chester Road,Birmingham,B73 5HL
Postcode
B73 5HL
Local Authority
Birmingham
Application Type
Permitted Development Commercial from May 2013
Decision Status
Withdrawn

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 August 2026
Date Submitted
21 August 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
52.537193, -1.837818
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Birmingham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: City Wide Hmo
  • Brownfield land register: 514 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5HLRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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