Dudley Evolve, 25, Tower Street, Dudley, DY1 1AF
Approved on 21 January 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval is Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for the installation, alteration or replacement or other Solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of non-domestic buildings
- Received
- 31 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- St. James's Ward
- ReceivedReceived31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated31 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 Dec
- DecidedDecided21 Jan
Decided in 82 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at DUDLEY EVOLVE, 25, TOWER STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1AF. Dudley has handled 366 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 4 weeks longer than Dudley's typical decision time. The site is in the Dudley Town Centre conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 326 applications in total for the DY1 postcode area.
90% of outline applications at Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DY1 1AF
- Application type
- Prior Notification - PN14J - Renewable Energy
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 26 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Luke Strange Architecture Ltd, 20, Hollicondane Road, Ramsgate, CT11 7PH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 25 November 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14454007
- UPRN
- 90209780
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dudley Town Centre
- Brownfield land register: Dudley Police Station, New Street, Dudley, Dy1 1lzRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Dudley
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