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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 dates5,478Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,749 approved or refused records
498Refused applications
4,251 approved · 498 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/00725/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion. Loft extension and conversion from hipped to double gable ended roof with new rear dormers. Enlargement of patio area.
16 Wychwood Avenue Knowle Solihull B93 9DA
Received 17 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00726/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 11.08.2023 reference PL/2022/02547/PPFL for: Demolition of 3 No. existing buildings and erection of 1 No. dwelling house with detached garage and associated works. Namely: For elevational changes and sun room to make the spaces more functional and ordered and improve the thermal fabric of the building following planning approval.
Windmill Farm Windmill Lane Dorridge Solihull B94 6PT
Received 16 Apr 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00727/EIASCR
EIA screening opinion in connection with the erection of up to 100 dwellings, formation of access and open space at land off School Road, Hockley Heath
Land Off School Road Hockley Heath Solihull
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/00728/PPFL
Residential development of up to 86 dwellings, associated development including site infrastructure, associated works, landscaping, public open space, sustainable drainage system and vehicular access off Tythe Barn Lane.
Field North Of Tythe Barn Lane Shirley Solihull
Received 17 Apr 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00729/VAR
Application to vary condition number 1 - Plan Numbers; of planning approval PL/2023/01528/PPFL - Erection of 2 five bed detached houses on land adjacent to 28 Four Ashes Road - Approved on 05/10/2023. Namely alterations to Plot 1 to remove integral garage and new detached triple garage in front driveway.
28 Four Ashes Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8LX
Received 17 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00730/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, front porch extension, additional driveway parking.
8 Fullbrook Close Monkspath Solihull B90 4UB
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00731/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
42 Shakespeare Drive Shirley Solihull B90 2AN
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00732/PPFL
Use of office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to extend existing eye clinic (Use Class E(e)) alongside external alterations including splitting the existing bin store to accommodate new SpaMedica bin store & AC plant as well as two grilles on south east elevation.
Cornwall House Blythe Gate Shirley Solihull B90 8AF
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00733/MINFHO
Demolish existing external side wall and gate, removal of 1 No. fencing panel and post, proposed new storage room to side of property and installation of moveable wooden pergola behind.
9 Stonebow Avenue Hillfield Solihull B91 3UP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/00734/MINFOT
Replacement of existing tower with new dog physio unit.
Holly Grange Holly Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EB
Received 11 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00735/PIP
Permission in principle for erection of 2 No. dwellings.
49 Orchard Road And Land To Rear Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6QR
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00736/MINFHO
Ground and first floor extensions and internal alterations to existing house.
38 Broad Oaks Road Solihull B91 1JB
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00737/MINFHO
Two storey side, two storey front and rear extension along with 2 no. dormers to the rear.
32 Highwood Avenue Olton Solihull B92 8QX
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00738/TCA
Yew tree T12 - Crown lift to 2m, remove first primary branch and previously poorly pruned stumps at low level for safety purposes.
78 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00739/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension to form kitchen/diner.
9 Partridge Close Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 6UE
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00740/TCA
Fell Leyland cypress tree 5 and Fell Hiinoki cypress tree 6.
76 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00741/TCA
Fell Leyland cypress tree 8, and 2 No. Leyland cypress trees 9. Hazel tree 10 crown lift of 2 m above hedge height, overhanging branches pruned to boundary line. Leyland cypress tree 11 crown reduction of 4.5m (20%), crown lift of 3m above hedge height and overhanging branches pruned to boundary line. Yew tree 12 crown lift of 2m above hedge height, remove first primary branch and previously poorly pruned stumps at low level. Evergreen high hedge 13 reduced to the height of the adjacent boundary hedge. Hazel tree 16 crown lift 2m above hedge height, overhanging branches pruned to boundary line.
78A St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00744/MINFHO
Front garage extension to ground floor rear family room extension.
108 Silhill Hall Road Solihull B91 1JS
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00745/MINFHO
First floor extension above previously approved planning application PL/2022/00935/MINFHO.
31 Highwood Avenue Olton Solihull B92 8QY
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00746/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 3 (Materials) and 12 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) attached to full planning permission PL/2023/01098/PPFL dated 09.11.2023 for Demolition of existing detached dwelling. Erection of 8 No. apartments.
212 Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1NT
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00747/MINFHO
Two storey rear & side extensions, projecting 6m from rear of existing buiding with internal reconfiguration and seperate annex building including double garage.
398 Tilehouse Lane Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1PX
Received 20 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00748/MINFHO
Single storey extension at the rear of the property.
51 Rainsbrook Drive Monkspath Solihull B90 4TG
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00749/MINFHO
Rear and front extension.
32 Silver Birch Road Kingshurst Solihull B37 6AH
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00750/PPFL
Formation of basement to be used with Part Q approved dwelling.
Windmill Farm Windmill Lane Dorridge Solihull B94 6PT
Received 22 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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