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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4,222 approved · 493 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
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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/2024/00353/MINFHO
Retrospective planning application for realignment of boundary fencing.
22 White House Way Solihull B91 1SE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00360/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 5.5m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
3 Stanway Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JB
Received 26 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00361/PN
Prior notification for the erection of a steel framed machinery building.
Kidpile Farm Rumbush Lane Earlswood Solihull B94 5JR
Received 26 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00362/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 4m at the eaves.
545 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AW
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00363/TPO
Lime trees 1 and 2 - Crown thin by removing small growth from the main stems, crown lift to 5m (property side only), reduce length by approximately 2m of 2 No. lateral branches over the car port and remove deadwood.
145 Valley Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9AY
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00364/TPO
Fell Sycamore tree (T20) and replant with Maple tree.
34 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BT
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00366/MINFHO
Removal of existing conservatory. Rear single storey extension.
2 Station Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BJ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00367/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion comprising roof lights to front elevation and dormer extension to rear elevation.
1 Milverton Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HX
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00368/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension to form larger kitchen/family room and snug.
18 Althorpe Drive Dorridge Solihull B93 8SG
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00369/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed loft extension and conversion.
51 Bourton Road Olton Solihull B92 8AY
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00370/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Construction of Footpath M215 Overbridge to accommodate a realigned Public Right of Way (Footpath M215) as well as an accommodation farm access and maintenance access track, including landscaped earthworks.
Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common.
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00371/DIS
Discharge condition No. 11 - Bat mitigation Measures following planning approval PL/2023/01167/VAR - Vary Condition 1 - Plan Numbers on Planning Approval PL/2022/00854/MINFDW - Erect Replacement Dwelling - Approved 16-12-22. Namely; amendments to design to include a two storey front gable addition. Approved on 1-8-2023.
70 Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0JD
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00372/TPO
T1 Oak tree - Crown reduce by up to 12 foot (3.7m) and remove deadwood.
8-10 Wrens Nest Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1SG
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00373/TCA
T1-T6 Leylandii trees - Crown lift to a height of approximately 2.5m. T2 and T3 trees are overhanging the public footpath and are starting to obstruct pedestrians walking by. Reduce these trees to allow good head clearance along the pathway.
569 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AW
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00374/TPO
T137 - Front of 505-521 Oswio Court - Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) tree - Crown Lift by 4m and Remove Deadwood. T138 - Carpark adjacent to 505-521 Oswio Court - Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) tree - Remove Deadwood, sever Ivy at ground level and poison Ivy stumps. T142 - Carpark adjacent to 505-521 Oswio Court - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut) tree - Crown Lift to 4m, Remove Deadwood, sever Ivy at ground level and poison Ivy stumps.
Car Park Oswio Court Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4AJ
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00376/MINFHO
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and rendering of dwelling.
1 Chamberlain Crescent Shirley Solihull B90 2DG
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00377/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
34 Ralph Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JX
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00381/MINFHO
Rear kitchen and bedroom, and side shower room/utility and hall extensions.
38 Kinsham Drive Hillfield Solihull B91 3UG
Received 23 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00382/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear kitchen extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.75m, and measuring 2.75m at the eaves.
59 Lyndon Road Solihull B92 7RF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00383/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 4m at the eaves.
27 Dene Court Road Olton Solihull B92 8DG
Received 20 Feb 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00384/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
124 Sharmans Cross Road Solihull B91 1PH
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00385/TPO
Crown Lift by 4.7m Oak tree to the rear of 237 Tythe Barn Lane to 91 Three Acres Lane.
237 Tythe Barn Lane Shirley Solihull B90 1PF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00386/NONMC
Amendment to planning permission dated 01.06.2023 reference PL/2022/01935/MINFHO: Ground floor side and front extension and form bedroom at first floor Condition 4 Namely: The side windows to be installed in the new bedroom at first floor level of the hereby approved extensions that face Holly Nook and Windy Nook shall be obscurely glazed, and non-opening unless the parts of the window that can be opened are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed. The windows shall thereafter be permanently retained in that condition.
The Bungalow Back Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LD
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00388/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, rear loft extension and conversion, single storey extension to front.
10 Spring Lane Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6QX
Received 28 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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