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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates5,520Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,789 approved or refused records
499Refused applications
4,290 approved · 499 refused · 129 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- DecidedPL/2024/00922/MINFHO
Two storey side extension.
44 Neville Road Shirley Solihull B90 2QT
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00923/MINFHO
Demolition of existing sun room and felt roofs at the dwelling house and construction of a new part two storey, part single storey rear extension on an equivalent footprint and higher quality pitched/parapet style roofs.
95 Beauchamp Road Solihull B91 2BU
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00924/DIS
Discharge condition No. 2 (Materials) of planning approval PL/2021/03058/PNCUDW dated 02.02.2022 for Prior notification for Barn B - To convert an agricultural building known as barn b, which has been on site since 2002 into a three bedroom dwelling
Bowyer Farm Lady Lane Earlswood Solihull B94 6AQ
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00926/MINFHO
Detached summer room and shed.
45 St. Gerards Road Shirley Solihull B91 1UB
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00927/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 5 (Parking Management Strategy), 9 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 11 (Boundary Treatments) following planning approval PL/2022/01314/PPFL dated 27.01.2023 for Demolition of 8 Blossomfield Road and erection of 2.5 storey building comprising of 8 No. apartments with parking and landscaping.
8 Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1LD
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00928/NONMC
Amendment to planning permission dated 10.05.2022 reference PL/2021/03032/PPFL to Demolish existing bungalow and erect a two new detached dwellings Namely to omit timber detailing to front elevation of plot A.
340 Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1TF
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00929/MINFHO
Demolition of rear extension. Addition of single storey rear extension - with flat roof and a large powder coated aluminium sliding door system - to provide enlarged kitchen and dining accommodation. Fenestration amendments on the First floor (rear elevation) including a Juliet balcony with glass balustrade. All existing uPVC fenestration to be replaced to new. 1 No. roof light installation. Proposed extension not visible from any public roads.
27 Blythe Way Solihull B91 3EY
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00930/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and garage conversion.
42 Aylesbury Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6PB
Received 14 May 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00931/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension to form open plan kitchen-diner-living room measuring 4m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
42 Aylesbury Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6PB
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00932/MINFHO
New porch at the front of the house, conversion and extension of garage and single story extension at the rear.
33 Kettlewell Way Fordbridge Solihull B37 5JD
Received 16 May 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/00933/MINFHO
Take down existing single storey garaging & outbuildings, replacing with new garaging, outbuilding, associated facilities (Gym, hobby room and workshop) and extending existing driveway.
Cottage Farm Frog Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FP
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00934/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension with remodeling and timber cladding to front elevation.
9 Shortland Close Knowle Solihull B93 9PG
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00935/CLEUD
Certificate of lawful development for building works pursuant to planning permission PL/2019/02766/PPFL.
Development Site 20 To 66 Station Road Solihull
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00936/MINFHO
New ancillary building attached to existing detached garage.
3 Leymere Close Meriden Solihull CV7 7SB
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00937/CLEUD
Certificate of lawful development for existing continued use of building as independent dwelling.
47A Kinsham Drive Hillfield Solihull B91 3UG
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00938/PPFL
Removal of existing link and conversion and extension of a coach house to form a new three bedroom dwelling.
1 Broad Oaks Road Solihull B91 1JA
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00940/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed use of a dwelling house (use class C3 (a) as a small scale care home (use class C2).
145 Wagon Lane Solihull B92 7PD
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00941/MINFHO
Single storey side extension, first floor front extension and garage conversion, front of property to be rendered and new timber framed porch.
292 Norton Lane Earlswood Solihull B94 5LP
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00942/PPFL
Change of Use of No. 596A from Class E to residential accommodation ancillary to the use of No. 596 as a single dwellinghouse, including external and internal alterations.
596A Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AD
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00943/MINFHO
Existing single storey roof lantern, side rooflights, disused chimney and single storey rear store to be removed. Single storey gable roof to replace existing roof lantern and additional window added to boot room which will match to existing style of main house. Existing garage door to be removed and replaced with window to match existing style of main house.
596 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AD
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00944/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension. Roof lights and sun tunnels to existing main roof.
5 Brockhurst Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1RG
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00945/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 4 (Surface Water) and 8 (Lighting) following planning approval PL/2022/02547/PPFL dated 11.08.2023 for Demolition of 3 No. existing buildings and erection of 1 No. dwelling house with detached garage and associated works
Windmill Farm Windmill Lane Dorridge Solihull B94 6PT
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00946/TPO
T5 Oak tree - Crown reduction by 2m, removal of failed limb leaning onto the adjacent neighbouring garden at 31 Ashley Way, and branches almost touching adjacent property. T6 Oak tree (2 trees growing together) - Crown reduction by 2m, removal of failed limb and branches almost touching the adjacent properties.
Michael Blanning Place Gorton Croft Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UT
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/00947/MINFHO
Two storey side, front porch, single storey rear extension.
14 Browns Coppice Avenue Solihull B91 1PL
Received 17 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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