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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 dates5,464Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,736 approved or refused records
496Refused applications
4,240 approved · 496 refused · 126 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- UnknownPL/2024/00609/PPFL
Change of use converting house (C3) into children's care home (C2) for three number of children.
369 Chester Road Solihull B36 0JH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00610/LBC
Listed building consent to alter the appearance of the visible internal beams back to their original wood finish.
84 Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0JD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00612/LBC
Listed building consent to replace the front door, sill and fan window, like-for-like with existing.
The Stables 8 Berkswell Hall Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BG
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00614/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development from existing use is a garage to proposed use as a habitable room and a construction of a porch.
124 Sharmans Cross Road Solihull B91 1PH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00615/PPFL
Full planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and structures and the erection of 8 industrial units (Use Class E (g) (iii), Class B2 and Class B8) with associated parking, landscaping and site access rearrangements Manor Nurseries, Kenilworth Road.
Manor Nurseries Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull B92 0LR
Received 3 Apr 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00616/PPFL
Conversion of semi-detached dwelling house into 4 No. apartments, with demolition of existing garage and construction of new two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with roof dormer.
10 Stanway Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JE
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00617/PPFL
Demolition of dwelling and garage and erection of one building containing 5 apartments together with new access onto Avenue Road, parking and landscaping.
1 Avenue Close Dorridge Solihull B93 8LB
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00618/MINFHO
Single storey extensions to front & rear of property with open timber porch to front.
4 Meadow Pleck Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1SN
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00619/DIS
Original application - PL/2023/02507/PPFLcondition 3 - materials statement for facing materials of the extension (roof tiles and brick work)condition 5 - Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan
136 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3BB
Received 3 Apr 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00620/PNH
Prior notification to demolish existing ground floor rear extension and erect new ground floor rear extension measuring 4m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height 4m, and measuring 2.7m at the eaves.
55 Shakespeare Road Shirley Solihull B90 4RP
Received 2 Apr 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00621/PN
Prior notification for street works telecommunications installation of a 17.5m M-Range V2 pole with 6 No. antennas, 1 No. 300mm transmission dish, 3 No. equipment cabinets, 1 No. meter cabinet and ancillary development.
Telecommunications Mast 30816500 Windleaves Road Castle Bromwich Solihull
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00622/DIS
Discharge condition number 3 for planning approval PL/2023/01715/MINFHO
64 Grove Road Knowle Solihull B93 0PJ
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00623/MINFHO
Single storey front, side and rear extension to form open plan kitchen-diner, associated utility and wc with front porch and study.
16 Malcolm Road Shirley Solihull B90 2AH
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00624/MINFHO
Two storey front and side extensions and single storey rear extension.
2 Winterbourne Road Solihull B91 1LU
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00625/MINFHO
Alteration to roof to form 2 bedrooms with en suites. New chimney to side elevation. Alterations to ground floor windows and doors. Render finish to external, painted brickwork. Internal alterations.
21 The Croft Meriden Solihull CV7 7NQ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00628/TPO
1 No. Holly tree and 5 No. Conifer/Spruce trees to back of garden - Crown Reduction of up to 50%.
Tamarisk 12 Rectory Lane Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9DH
Received 4 Apr 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00629/PNCEC3
Prior notification for change of use to convert part first floor and entire second floor Class E offices to Class C3 dwellings consisting of 5 No. apartments (2 x studio apartments, and 3 x two bedroom apartments).
Northampton House Poplar Road Solihull B91 3AP
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00630/DIS
Discharge condition No. 8 following planning approval PL/2014/01379/FULL.
152A Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0EP
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00631/MINFDW
Demolition of existing garages and development of 6 No. houses with associated roads and parking.
Land Off Daylesford Road Solihull
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00632/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension with render finish and flat roof, all to match existing.
24 Ulverley Crescent Olton Solihull B92 8BJ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00633/MINFHO
Single storey side extension.
90 Church Hill Road Solihull B91 3JH
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00634/MINFDW
Demolition of existing garages and development of 9 houses with associated roads and parking.
Garage Court Daylesford Road Solihull
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00635/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 5 (Tree protection details) and 6 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning approval PL/2020/01647/PPFL dated 09.02.2021 for Change of Use of barn, together with the addition of an extension to the rear of the barn (Previously approved under PL/2017/02826/PPFL). Also details to satisfy the conditions attached to the previous approvals.
Barretts Lane Farm Barretts Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7GB
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00636/MINFHO
Garage conversion and side extension.
4 Thornton Road Monkspath Solihull B90 4TS
Received 5 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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