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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4,222 approved · 493 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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/2024/00443/MINFHO
Retrospective application for a detached self-contained annex.
Cherryoak 13 Eastcote Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AS
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00444/MINFHO
Enlarging existing garage at the rear and converting it into habitable space - No increase nor changing of height.
34 Cranmore Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9HJ
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00445/NONMC
Non-material amendment to planning permission granted 17.01.2023 reference PL/2022/02437/PPFL for: Remove basement to main house and add basement to outbuilding following planning approval PL/2021/01568/PPFL namely: for slight changes to window sizes on the ground, first and second floor.
80 Silhill Hall Road Solihull
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00446/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and new front porch.
11 Meeting House Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FX
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00447/TPO
Reduce the top of the crown of oak tree TPO/01011 by approximately 2m to suitable growth points, reduce lateral branches by approximately 3m to suitable growth points to shape.
14 Elvaston Way Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1TY
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00448/MINFHO
Single storey rear and side extension and conversion of existing garage to habitable room.
35 Eastbury Drive Solihull B92 8TL
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00451/PPFL
Installation of 2 no. louvre vents with bird mesh and 1 no. new swing door.
26 Main Street Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1UA
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00452/MINFHO
Two storey side and front extensions, part two storey, part single storey rear extension loft extension and conversion to include increase in ridge height and 2 No. front gables and 2 No. rear dormers (Resubmission of PL/2023/00391/MINFHO).
28 Stonor Park Road Olton Solihull B91 1EH
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00453/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed loft conversion with dormer.
Farnbra Blackfirs Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7JE
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00454/ADV
Replace existing single-sided internally illuminated 6 sheet bus shelter advertising displays with double-sided digital displays at the departure end of bus shelter. Replacement digital displays will portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Transport For West Midland Bus Shelter 810714 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00455/MINFHO
Demolition of existing lean-to and garage and erection of new single storey side extension.
9 Leafield Road Elmdon Solihull B92 8NY
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00456/DIS
Discharge condition No. 7 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) following planning approval PL/2024/00288/MINFOT.
Land Adjacent Tudor Grange Leisure Centre Blossomfield Road Solihull
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00457/MINFHO
Single storey side and rear extension.
120 Marlborough Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0EL
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00458/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension
Victoria Cottage Albert Road Millisons Wood Solihull CV5 9AS
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00459/MINFHO
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension, proposed two storey rear extension, existing render to be replaced, windows and roof covering to be renewed and existing garage converted to store and home office.
Alberts Cottage Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BE
Received 5 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00460/MINFHO
Loft conversion with dormer to the rear elevation and rooflights to front elevation.
8 Charterhouse Drive Hillfield Solihull B91 3FH
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00461/MINFHO
Ground floor side extension and loft extension and conversion
10 Elmwood Close Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7DP
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00462/NONMC
Non-material amendment for change of pitch roof to flat roof with false pitch roof to front following planning approval PL/2022/01819//MINFHO.
157 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2LG
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00463/MINFHO
Single storey rear dining room extension, with internal ground floor refurbishments.
101 Widney Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9EA
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00464/LBC
Listed building consent for like for like replacement of roof covering over external steps to basement boiler room. Improvement of current woodwork in situ and introduction of two cowls (including required cage covering) for upgraded boiler.
The Friary St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BL
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00465/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
14 Kineton Lane Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6RX
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00466/TPO
T1 Oak tree - Crown Reduce to previous pruning points, remove epicormic growth/any Deadwood by up to 4 metres and crown lift the canopy to ensure it is 2 metres clear from the properties roof.
7 Chapel Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EQ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00467/MINFHO
Single storey garage extension, infill extension and front boundary alterations for new access gate and drop kerb.
109 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7DQ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00468/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 3 (ventilation details), 4 (ceiling sound insulation) and 5 (plant/machinery sound insulation) following planning approval PL/2022/01612/PPFL for the change of use from hair salon and residential flat to hair salon/hot food takeaway and residential flat.
136 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3BB
Received 11 Mar 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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