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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 dates5,501Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,770 approved or refused records
499Refused applications
4,271 approved · 499 refused · 129 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownPL/2024/00863/MINFHO
Expansion of driveway to enable wheelchair access around the vehicles and into the property. Placement of a pergola in the back garden.
3 Queen Eleanors Drive Knowle Solihull B93 9LY
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00864/MINFHO
Convert the outbuilding and garage into a boot room, kitchen and garden room and provide a new glazed link to connect the outbuilding to the house.
Canterbury House Spencers Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BY
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00865/LBC
Listed building consent to convert the outbuilding and garage into a boot room, kitchen and garden room and provide a new glazed link to connect the outbuilding to the house.
Canterbury House Spencers Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BY
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00867/TPO
10% Crown Reduction to blue Cedar tree, in front garden.
4 Park Avenue Solihull B91 3EJ
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00868/MINFHO
Retrospective erection of timber fencing to curtilage of dwelling.
26 Langcomb Road Shirley Solihull B90 2PR
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00869/PPFL
Demolition and extension of the existing kitchen to provide additional dining and kitchen facilities.
Lady Katherine Housing And Care Fen End Road West Knowle Solihull B93 0AN
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00870/LBC
Listed building consent for demolition and extension of the existing kitchen to provide additional dining and kitchen facilities, to improve the provision of care in accordance with guidance.
Lady Katherine Housing And Care Fen End Road West Knowle Solihull B93 0AN
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00871/MINFHO
Two storey side extension to stop short of site boundary and form a flush first floor/ground floor.
41 Chester Road Solihull B36 9DL
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00872/MINFHO
Removal of existing building section to side to form clear access adjacent to boundary, one and two storey extensions to front, side and rear of existing dwelling and loft extension and conversion to include Velux roof lights and rear dormer (Resubmission of PL/2023/01073/MINFHO).
19 Blythe Way Solihull B91 3EY
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00873/TPO
Ash trees T1 and T2. Pollard the trees by 50% of the trees' height to clear branches away from the building.
Kenilworth House Station Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8EX
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00874/MINFHO
First floor side extension.
41 Elmfield Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0HL
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00875/MINFHO
Erect single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, and loft conversion with rear dormer windows. Demolish existing side garage and lean-to. Replace existing front porch.
92 Stonor Park Road Olton Solihull B91 1EQ
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00876/PPFL
Erection of agricultural storage shed.
Hollyberry Cottage 3 Hollyberry End Farm Harvest Hill Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7HW
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00877/PPFL
Single storey ground floor extension.
Flat 1 549 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EF
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00878/MINFHO
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Resubmission of PL/2020/01059/MINFHO).
1 Evenlode Road Solihull B92 8EW
Received 10 May 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00879/PNH
Prior notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 3.825m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 2.65m, and measuring 2.4m at the eaves.
55 Greenslade Road Solihull Lodge Solihull B90 1LZ
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00880/PPFL
Change of use of Unit 10, 14 Greenwood Way from Class E(a) (Food Store/Retail) to Betting Shop, installation of new entrance door and other minor changes.
L.C.P. Retail Ltd 14 Greenwood Way Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 5TL
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00881/MINFHO
Two storey front extension and ground floor rear extension.
17 Silhill Hall Road Solihull B91 1JX
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00882/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3-Materials; 5-Landscaping; 8-Drainage; 9-Levels; 10-Ecology Biodiversity Enhancement; 12-Boundary Treatments; on planning application approved on 21-2-24- PL/2023/02547/VAR -Vary condition No. 1 - Plan Numbers following planning approval PL/2023/00933/PPFL - Demolition of existing property and construction of 2 No. four bedroom dwellings. Approved on 18-8-23.
110 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BP
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00883/MINFHO
Single storey side and rear extensions and a first floor side extension.
172 Mayswood Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9JF
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00884/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed demolition of existing 2m single storey rear extension to replace with a 3m single storey extension.
34 Triumph Walk Smiths Wood Solihull B36 9NS
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00885/MINFHO
Rear extension replacing existing conservatory.
38 Packwood Close Bentley Heath Solihull B93 8AW
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00886/MINFHO
Extension to rear of property.
17 Yewhurst Road Solihull B91 1PW
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00887/DIS
Discharge condition No. 18 (Arboricultural Method Statement) following planning approval PL/2024/00288/MINFOT.
Land Adjacent Tudor Grange Leisure Centre Blossomfield Road Solihull
Received 13 May 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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