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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4,222 approved · 493 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/00323/PPFL
Detached 3 bedroom house in rear garden.
86 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2EJ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00324/MINFHO
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey rear extension (Resubmission of PL/2022/02396/MINFHO).
33 Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00325/MINFHO
Retrospective planning application for front garden wall and gates (Resubmission of PL/2023/01434/MINFHO).
168 Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0ER
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00326/MINFHO
Single story rear and side extension to form an enlarged kitchen, new office and new garage. Two story front extension to form a ground floor cloaks and first floor family bathroom.
186 Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0JJ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00327/TCA
3m crown reduction of group of 3 No. sycamore trees (777), 3m crown lift Lawson cypress tree (778), remove basal epicormic & remove deadwood on lime tree (790), reduce in height by 5m and shape sides row of 10 No. Leyland cypress trees (798), 2m crown lift & and reduce by 1.5m to clear adjacent building (Apartment 10) yew tree (800), reduce lateral foliage by 0.5m Lawson cypress tree (801), and reduce lateral foliage by 0.5m Lawson cypress tree (804).
Snowberry Gardens 609 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AH
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00330/MINFHO
Addition of a first floor laundry room above existing garage. Combining existing utility room and kitchen to form larger kitchen area.
36 Blackdown Road Knowle Solihull B93 9HP
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00331/TCA
Fell Ash tree (T1) that has sustained damage to its roots.
81 Widney Manor Road Solihull B91 3JG
Received 20 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00334/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 2.8m at the eaves.
36 Hurst Lane North Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0HD
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00335/MINFHO
Replacement of conservatory with single storey rear extension.
31 Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00338/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Earthworks relating to: Railway embankment (Beechwood Embankments) including engineering earthworks, landscape earthworks and retaining walls; a network of maintenance access strips; the realignment of Kenilworth Greenway; the realignment of an existing watercourse; construction of four drainage ditches; 2m cascades and three balancing ponds. Structures comprising retaining wingwalls serving Carol Green Rail Underbridge and drainage wingwalls and three culverts with wingwalls: Lanscombe Culvert at 54.5m in length; Truggist Culvert at 43.5m in length; and Beechwood Culvert at 114.1m in length; handrails (approximately 1.08m in height) above the culvert; and noise barriers between 2m - 4m in height (from top of rail). Security Fencing (1.8m in height) and boundary fencing (1.4m in height). Pedestrian access to the railway line: maintenance access staircase.
Land Northwest Of B4101 Waste Lane And Southeast Of Berkswell Station
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00339/MINFHO
Holistic refurbishment of the existing dwelling as follows: Demolition of rear single storey extension for replacement with a new rear single storey flat roof extension; demolition of side conservatory; new single storey flat roof extension to front facade; additional rear single storey flat roof extension beyond attached garages; fenestration updates to all elevations.
1343 Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 9LW
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00340/MINFHO
Side and front extension to existing annex building.
114 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EX
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00341/MINFHO
Erection of front porch, pruning of trees in conservation area, reduction in size of existing planting bed to front boundary, recovering of drive.
10 Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AE
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00342/MINFHO
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey extension to rear.
85 Witherford Croft Shirley Solihull B91 1UA
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00343/TCA
Oak tree T1 - Crown thin by approximately 25%, removing weaker growth from historical pruning points.
138 Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0EP
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00344/MINFHO
Loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer and new gable end, with front roof slope roof light.
9 Malvern Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7DU
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00345/MINFHO
Single storey front extension to increase porch and garage area. Two storey side and rear extension. Part single storey rear extension.
11 Linsey Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9JD
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00346/MINFHO
Garage conversion to form bedroom and wet room.
1 Maybridge Drive Hillfield Solihull B91 3NE
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00347/PPFL
Replace existing flat roofed single storey commercial office building, with a two 2 bedroom duplex residential building.
155A Main Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7NH
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00348/LBC
Listed building consent to replace the existing flat-roofed single storey commercial office building, with a two 2 bedroom duplex residential building.
155A Main Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7NH
Received 23 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00349/PN
Prior notification for street works telecommunications installation: The installation of a 17.5m M-Range V2 pole with 6 Nos. antennas, 1 No. 300mm transmission dish, 3 Nos. equipment cabinets, 1 No. meter cabinet and ancillary development.
Telecommunications Mast CS30802000 Chelmsley Road Fordbridge Solihull
Received 23 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00350/PN
Prior notification for a 30m Swann 5SH lattice tower to replace existing 25.0m high ADC lattice tower and associated ancillary works.
Telecommunications Mast Langley Green Social Club Langley Hall Road Olton Solihull
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00351/PPFL
Change of use from use class C3 (dwelling house) to use class E (day nursery).
1 Wellsford Avenue Solihull B92 8EY
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00352/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey side extension to provide double garage after demolition of existing single garage. New front porch after demolition of existing.
5 Claverdon Close Solihull B91 1QP
Received 26 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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