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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 dates5,444Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,716 approved or refused records
493Refused applications
4,223 approved · 493 refused · 126 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/2024/00499/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with single rear box dormer & a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3m from the existing rear elevation.
32 Redlands Road Solihull B91 2LR
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00500/PPFL
Removal of existing chicken shed and construction of a building to replace part of chicken shed to provide ancillary storage accommodation and staff welfare facilities.
Oakes Farm Shop Balsall Street Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AQ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00503/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension.
Priorsgate 100 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00504/PPFL
Erection of a place of worship; demolition of existing industrial building, and new access off Duggins Lane.
204 Duggins Lane Berkswell Solihull CV4 9GP
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00505/PPFL
Two storey side extension to increase the number of C3 studios from 8 No. to 11 No.
88-90 Gilson Way Kingshurst Solihull B37 6JZ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00506/DIS
Discharge condition No. 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation) following planning approval PL/2021/01754/VAR dated 17.01.2022.
6 Land Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7DE
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00507/TCA
Remove 1 No. Acer tree and replace with 2 No. Magnolia soulangeana saplings.
40 Park Avenue Solihull B91 3EJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00508/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and new pitched roof over the existing flat roofed garage projection.
12 Hillmorton Road Knowle Solihull B93 9JL
Received 17 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00509/TPO
G1 Golden cypress tree 40m x 8m < 1.25m reduction of side canopy overhanging boundary line. T1 Lawson cypress tree 13m x 7m causing excessive shade reduce height by <5m level with adjacent hedging.
33 Whitefields Road Solihull B91 3NX
Received 17 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00511/MINFHO
Single and two storey side extension.
7 Heather Grove Solihull B91 2SP
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00512/MINFHO
Two storey rear & front extensions.
167 Mill Lane Bentley Heath Solihull B93 8NY
Received 18 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00513/PPFL
Siting of freestanding car body repair centre pod.
780 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4BQ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00514/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
52 Fentham Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AY
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00515/MINFHO
Rear single storey outbuilding,
393 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1BJ
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00517/DIS
As per attached Proposed Hedge Planting Scheme Schedule
106 Earlswood Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8RW
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00518/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed outbuilding to rear garden.
1401 Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 9LR
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00519/PPFL
Two storey front, rear, and side extensions and a single-storey rear extension
Newnham Bickenhill Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7EY
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00520/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed erection of rear facing dormer following completion of 2 storey rear extension. The dormer is to be built under permitted development rights.
129 Seven Star Road Solihull B91 2BN
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00521/TPO
One-sided crown reduction on oak tree (TPO/01011 Group 1 - T4) by up to 4m, overhanging the driveway of 11 Marlpit Close.
Land Adj 11 Marlpit Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1FX
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00522/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Landscape) of PL/2023/02156/PPFL dated 19.01.2024 for Construction of an agricultural building
Land Off Magpie Lane Balsall Common Solihull
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00523/MINFHO
Front bay window.
22 Maythorn Grove Hillfield Solihull B91 3JS
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00524/MINFHO
First floor side extension.
40 Burman Road Shirley Solihull B90 2BG
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00525/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey side extension.
97 Anchor Lane Solihull B91 2JN
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00526/MINFHO
Two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and new porch entrance to front.
The Spring Cornets End Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LF
Received 20 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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