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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 dates5,445Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,717 approved or refused records
494Refused applications
4,223 approved · 494 refused · 126 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/00557/VAR
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 04/09/2019 reference PL/2019/01385/MINFHO for a single storey outbuilding. Namely: An increase in ridge height, addition of Velux roof lights and change of external materials.
74 Sharmans Cross Road Solihull B91 1RQ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00558/DIS
Discharge condition No. 17 (Japanese Knotweed Management Plan) following planning approval PL/2022/01784/PPFL for the demolition of the former Prince of Wales public house and the erection of a 72 bedroom care home facility.
Prince Of Wales High Street Solihull Lodge Solihull B90 1JW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00559/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension to replace existing dilapidated conservatory.
39 Woodfield Road Solihull B91 2DN
Received 25 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00560/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
108 Lowbrook Lane Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1QS
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00561/MINFOT
Single storey side extension.
36 Richmond Road Olton Solihull B92 7RP
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00562/MINFHO
Front porch and rear dining utility.
31 Grenville Road Shirley Solihull B90 2DE
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00563/MINFHO
Alteration of roof to improve appearance and allow for solar panels to side.
72 Browns Lane Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9BE
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00564/MINFOT
Install solar panels on pitched roofs of school.
St Patricks Church Of England Primary Academy Salter Street Earlswood Solihull B94 6DE
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00565/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of solar panels on pitched roofs of school.
St Patricks Church Of England Primary Academy Salter Street Earlswood Solihull B94 6DE
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00566/MINFHO
New front porch and single storey side extension to form a ground floor toilet.
9 Whitemoor Drive Monkspath Solihull B90 4UL
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00567/MINFHO
Rear single storey extension to provide utility and enlarged living accommodation. Addition of pitched roof over existing garage flat roof.
114 Summerfield Road Solihull B92 8PZ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00568/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension. Changes to the front entrance. Sun tunnel to the rear roof.
32 Southfields Road Solihull B91 3PT
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00569/DIS
Discharge Conditions Nos. 3 (Materials) and 5 (Materials) following planning approval PL/2022/01848/MINFHO dated 07.12.2022.
17 Blythe Way Solihull B91 3EY
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00570/TPO
Remove Ash tree (T2).
16 Brook Lane Olton Solihull B92 7EJ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00571/VAR
Variation of condition No. 1 following planning approval dated 20.10.2021 reference PL/2021/02378/PPFL for Demolition of three buildings and the erection of a holiday cottage Namely to change fenestration detail and increase the width of one element of the new building
Land At Walsal End Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull
Received 26 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00574/EIASCR
Screening opinion for installation of battery energy storage system.
Burton Green Farm Hob Lane Burton Green Solihull
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00575/TPO
Reduction of 2.5 to 3m of singular primary lateral limb on mature Oak tree, protected by TPO/00274.
23 Dengate Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00576/MINFHO
Install a 10kw Valient heatpump.
40 Arden Close Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7NY
Received 27 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00577/PNAG
Prior notification for an agricultural barn 1: 450 sqm.
The Park Warwick Road Chadwick End Solihull
Received 21 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00579/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 3.5m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
32 Redlands Road Solihull B91 2LR
Received 14 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00580/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.9m, and measuring 2.5m at the eaves.
119 Dove House Lane Solihull B91 2EQ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00581/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.
45 Shalford Road Solihull B92 7NQ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00582/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear brick and flat roof extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.52m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
22 Wichnor Road Solihull B92 7PU
Received 22 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00583/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.6m at the eaves.
Benton Lane Farm Benton Green Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AY
Received 22 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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