1 Brunel Avenue, SALFORD, M5 4BE
Approved on 25 February 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Required and ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
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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.
- Submitted
- 21 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Salford City Council
- Ward
- Ordsall Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted21 Jan
- ValidatedValidated21 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided25 Feb
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at 1 Brunel Avenue, SALFORD, M5 4BE. Salford has handled 353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Salford's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Ordsall Ward. We hold 113 applications in total for the M5 postcode area.
85% of outline applications at Salford City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- M5 4BE
- Application type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 February 2026
- Application expires
- 18 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: 2018 HMO Article 4 Direction
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Salford
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