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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,442Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,715 approved or refused records
493Refused applications
4,222 approved · 493 refused · 125 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Nov 2019 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Emerging Local PlanPre-application advice Pre-application discussionsConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@solihull.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedPL/2024/00266/TPO
T1 Copper beech tree - Reduce in height and size by 2-3 metres back to next growth point and raise lower branches to give 4-5m clearance from the ground. T2 Copper beech tree - Reduce in height and size by 2-3 metres back to next growth point and raise lower branches to give 4-5m clearance from the ground.
Copper Beeches 40 School Lane Solihull B91 2QQ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00267/PNH
Prior notification for ground floor flat roof rear extensions measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.16m, and measuring 2.72m at the eaves and measuring 2.78m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.16m, and measuring 2.72m at the eaves.
5 Claverdon Close Solihull B91 1QP
Received 12 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00268/PNSVP
Prior notification for the installation of a photo voltaic array on the roof of an existing B1(c), B2 and B8 class building.
Unit A Progress Way Marston Green Solihull B40 1AB
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00269/MINFHO
Ground floor extensions and roof conversion.
23 Oak Lane Barston Solihull B92 0JR
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00270/DIS
Discharge condition No. 13 (Noise Impact Assessment) attached to full planning permission PL/2021/03191/PPFL dated 13th April 2022 for Full planning application for the development of a self-storage facility, including 27 parking spaces, yard, cycle shelter, smoking shelter, landscaping, access and associated works, and ancillary office space.
The Green Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4LA
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00271/MINFHO
Two storey front extension and addition to existing single storey side extension.
10 Pear Tree Close Solihull Lodge Solihull B90 1LP
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00272/MINFHO
Single storey side and rear extension and 3 new velux window to front elevation
11 Chestnut Drive Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9BJ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00273/PNSVP
Prior notification for the installation of a photovoltaic array on the roof of an existing B1(c), B2 and B8 class building.
Unit B Progress Way Marston Green Solihull B40 1AB
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00275/TPO
Reduce and Crown Lift by 20% 1 No. Lime tree. Reduce and Crown Lift by 20% 1 No. Beech tree.
Packwood House The Copse Dorridge Solihull B93 8GA
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00276/PIP
Permission in principle for the development of land for the construction of 3 No. detached homes.
1817 Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 0DS
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00278/MINFHO
Demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and reconstruction of a larger single storey rear extension.
119 Velsheda Road Shirley Solihull B90 2JP
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00280/DIS
Discharge condition 4 (tree replacement) of application PL/2022/01221/MINFHO.
139 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BN
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00281/MINFHO
Rear, side extensions and loft conversion.
61 Widney Lane Solihull B91 3LL
Received 14 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00283/PNCUDW
Prior notification for change of use from agricultural building to 1 No. dwelling.
Rook Farm Meer End Road Meer End Solihull CV8 1PW
Received 14 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00284/PNSVP
Prior notification to and install 562 No. photovoltaic solar panels with a maximum output of 283.81 kWp. The panels will be installed on the pitched and flat roofs of the school building.
Tudor Grange Academy Solihull Dingle Lane Solihull B91 3PD
Received 14 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00285/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension with brick and flat roof measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.45m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
8 Irving Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9DQ
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00286/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension with remodelling and timber cladding to front elevation.
9 Shortland Close Knowle Solihull B93 9PG
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00287/VAR
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 05/05/2023 reference PL/2023/00623/MINFHO for: Loft conversion with rear dormer addition. Namely: An increase in size, change in design and an amended window configuration, to retain as built on site.
23 Besford Grove Monkspath Solihull B90 4YU
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00288/MINFOT
Development of Solihull Town Centre Energy Centre for the low carbon energy network, associated landscaping and infrastructure.
Land Adjacent Tudor Grange Leisure Centre Blossomfield Road Solihull
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00289/MINFHO
Erection of ramp and open porch to front. Change of brick work to render on front elevation.
33 Yewhurst Road Solihull B91 1PN
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00290/MINFHO
Existing first floor front dormer modified to create an wider first floor dormer. Single storey rear extension. Removal of 2 No. chimneys to rear elevation attached to the first floor dormer.
38 Hampton Lane Solihull B91 2PZ
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00291/MINFHO
Two storey side and single storey rear extension.
57 Beechwood Park Road Olton Solihull B91 1ES
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00292/MINFHO
Single storey extension at ground floor and first floor extension.
9 Springfield Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0DT
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00293/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 25/01/2024 reference PL/2023/02512/MINFHO for: Single storey side extension and garage conversion. Namely changes to fenestration on side elevation.
112 Tanworth Lane Shirley Solihull B90 4DF
Received 15 Feb 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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