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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4,222 approved · 493 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation 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.
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More application records
- DecidedPL/2024/00295/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension to dwelling (Similar to previously approved under 2017/0174).
2677 Stratford Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 5NH
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00296/TPO
Fell and remove ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) T1. Tree is visibly in decline/large amounts of deadwood in canopy as well as different types of fungal bodies. Due to recent strong winds large emergency deadwood removal as the large dead limbs were hung up in the canopy overhanging road and footpath. A severe hazard as it is adjacent to the road and footpath.
128 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EX
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00297/DIS
Discharge condition No. 15 (b) and (c) (archaeology) following planning approval PL/2022/02308/PPFL dated 31.08.2023 for Development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) including ancillary works and access arrangements.
Land At Little Beanit Farm Waste Lane Balsall Common Solihull
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00298/MINFHO
Installation of solar panels and alterations to boundary fences.
21 Eastbury Drive Solihull B92 8TL
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00299/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension.
106 Blackford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4BX
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00300/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed replacement of an existing boundary fence.
Daylesford Academy Lyndon Road Solihull B92 7QW
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00301/MINFHO
Single storey front extension.
36 Pebworth Avenue Monkspath Solihull B90 4YR
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00302/DIS
Discharge condition No. 2 (replacement tree) on planning approval PL/2023/02556/TPO dated 09/02/2024 to fell to ground level and remove stump on acer tree T1 due to crown decline with deadwood throughout.
6 Kixley Lane Knowle Solihull B93 0JG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00303/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension to provide enlarged kitchen/dining room. First floor side extension to provide additional bedroom accommodation. Woodburner and associated flue to rear extension.
54 Stonebow Avenue Hillfield Solihull B91 3UP
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00304/PPTREE
Crown thin 40%, crown lift 4m, crown reduction 4m, removal of dead wood/branches on oak tree (Quercus) T1. Crown thin 35%, crown lifting 4m, crown reduction 3.5m, removal of dead and broken branches on oak tree (Quercus) T2.
14 Woodside Way Solihull B91 1HB
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00307/TPO
Clean stem, crown reduce by approximately 2.5-2.8 metres oak tree 4874 (T19).
Beech Court Bushell Drive Solihull B91 2QU
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00308/PPFL
Installation of a small scale 15 panel above ground solar photovoltaic array (non-ground penetrating weighted tubs).
Croxalls House Eaves Green Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7JN
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00310/DIS
Discharge Condition no. 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 5 (Landscaping), 7 (Boundary Treatment), 8 (Biodiversity), 11 (Cycle Parking/Storage Facilities) on planning approval PL/2023/02201/VAR dated 12.02.2024 for Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 09.12.2022 reference PL/2022/01955/PPFL for: Demolition of existing building. Erection of 5 No. apartments. Namely: Amend the proposed site plan and update the external elevations to remove the cladding elements between windows.
5 Avenue Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8LD
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00311/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from a betting shop to Class E for use as a medical cannabis private members health vape lounge.
Unit 42C 23 Maple Walk Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 5TS
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00312/PPFL
Change of use from betting shop to a medical cannabis private members vape lounge.
Unit 42C 23 Maple Walk Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 5TS
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00313/MINFHO
Erect wall and gates to front of property.
102 Lady Byron Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9BA
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00314/MINFHO
New porch, single storey extension to the rear and to the side of existing dwelling, first floor extension to sides. New fence onto boundary line to Kingsbrook Drive.
16 Kingsbrook Drive Hillfield Solihull B91 3UU
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00315/TCA
Rear garden of 33A St Bernard Road: Trim hedge by approximately 1-2 feet area at far end of lawn bounded by a wooden fence, containing dead and overgrown conifers/pines and scrub area of multiple small overgrown branches that need clearing (P2 area). Remove overgrown conifer/pine trees (P3). Scrub areas of windfall saplings requiring clearance (P4). Trim lower branches reaching over neighbour's property and adjacent shed (P5).
33A St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AX
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00316/PPFL
Extend gravel to end of parking area.
606 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AA
Received 21 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00318/PNTC
Prior notification for the installation of a 20 metre high monopole supporting 6 No. antennas and 2 No. transmission dishes, together with 2 No. equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
Telecommunications Mast 23235 Warwick Road Olton Solihull
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00319/MINFHO
First floor bedroom extensions to dwelling, and minor external remodelling to main elevation.
Croft Farm Meer End Road Meer End Solihull CV8 1PW
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00320/MINFHO
First floor side extension over existing garage, new porch and single storey rear extension.
71 Arlescote Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9HZ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00321/MINFDW
Revisions to dwelling previously approved under applications PL/2020/02329/PPFL and PL/2021/01908/NONMC.
Land Between 101A And 103 Stanway Road Shirley Solihull
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00322/MINFHO
Ground front, side and rear extensions.
27 Dene Court Road Olton Solihull B92 8DG
Received 21 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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