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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 dates5,457Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,729 approved or refused records
496Refused applications
4,233 approved · 496 refused · 126 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/2024/00584/NONMC
Non-material amendment for planning permission PL/2022/02106/PPFL dated 9th December 2022 for the extension of the existing hospital to provide a new elective hub; reduction in height of the link bridge connection to the existing hospital complex.
Solihull Hospital Lode Lane Solihull B91 2JL
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00585/NONMC
Non-material amendment for planning permission PL/2022/02106/PPFL dated 9th December 2022 for the extension of the existing hospital to provide a new elective hub; addition of back-up generators and fuel tanks required to serve the elective surgery hub, with palisade security fencing and access gates.
Solihull Hospital Lode Lane Solihull B91 2JL
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/00586/HS2LCA
Application for Certificate of Appropriate Alternative Development (CAAD) made under Section 17 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 for Land at Diddington Hill in the metropolitan borough of Solihull.
Land At Diddington Hill Coventry Road Solihull
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00587/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion, comprising roof lights to the front elevation and dormer extension to rear elevation.
1 Milverton Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HX
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00588/MINFHO
Erection of gate and two brick piers.
Little Croft Back Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LD
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/00589/PPFL
Conversion of stables to a cattery.
Willow Cottage Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull B92 0LR
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00590/PPFL
Development for a training facility to allow trainee operators to practice driving plant associated with work on HS2.
Berkswell Quarry Cornets End Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LH
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00591/MINFHO
Erection of single storey rear and first floor side extensions with loft and garage conversion.
48 Links Drive Solihull B91 2DL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00592/MINFHO
Single storey extension to front, garage conversion and addition of Velux skylight to side elevation.
55A Lowbrook Lane Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1QR
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00593/MINFOT
New 3.1m high fence to boundary.
Daylesford Academy Lyndon Road Solihull B92 7QW
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00594/MINFHO
Single storey conservatory at the rear of property.
6 Bradmore Close Hillfield Solihull B91 3ZB
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00595/MINFHO
Two storey front extension and part two storey, part single storey rear extension, single storey side extension and new boundary fence.
1 Bufferys Close Hillfield Solihull B91 3UX
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00596/MINFHO
Single storey front extension. Rear single storey side extension with dual pitch roof. Existing first floor flat roof to be changed to a pitched roof integrated into the existing main roof.
106 Widney Manor Road Solihull B91 3JJ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00597/PNH
Prior notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4.5m beyon the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 2.965m at the eaves.
64 Ralph Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JU
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00598/PPOL
Outline planning permission is sought with all matters reserved for future determination, save for the means of access via Stratford Road and Dog Kennel Lane for: Up to 550 dwellings (comprising use Class C3), public open spaces and children's play areas, ecological habitats, sustainable drainage features, walking and cycle routes, highway improvements, and ancillary works.
Land South Of Dog Kennel Lane Shirley Solihull
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00599/MINFHO
Alterations to existing bungalow forming first floor, side and rear extension, alterations to exiting front fa�ade including internal alterations. Outbuilding to rear garden including associated external works alterations.
104 Lowbrook Lane Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1QS
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00600/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 5-Fence details; 7-Combined Ecology and Landscape Scheme; 8-Drainage; 9-Drainage and 10-CMP, following planning approval PL/2021/02020/PPFL-Installation of a new all-weather multi use games area [MUGA] with a polymeric surface playing area of 30m x 50m and surrounding run-off areas 2m wide all enclosed within a 4.5m high fence. Installation of a new 18.2m x 2.8m free-standing mono-pitch canopy with framework formed of polyester powder coated aluminium structure and translucent polycarbonate roof adjacent the existing Sport Hall building- Approved 28-3-23.
Langley Academy Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7ER
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00601/MINFHO
Two storey front extension. Roof to conservatory.
2 Loxley Avenue Shirley Solihull B90 2QE
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00602/MINFHO
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation. Demolition of existing porch and creation of new porch, entrance and store.
20 Redstone Farm Road Olton Solihull B28 9NT
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00603/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey side extension.
66 Bryanston Road Olton Solihull B91 1EN
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00604/MINFHO
Single storey front porch and two storey rear extension.
11 Daylesford Road Solihull B92 8EH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00605/MINFHO
Single storey extension to side and rear.
33 Brueton Avenue Solihull B91 3EN
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00606/LBC
Listed building consent to replace 4 No. windows and repaint existing front door in black.
84 Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0JD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00607/MINFHO
Loft conversion. No change to existing footprint.
55 Shakespeare Road Shirley Solihull B90 4RP
Received 2 Apr 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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