Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,290 approved · 499 refused · 129 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
13 The Close Olton Solihull B92 8AP
Received 20 May 20248 Eastcote Close Shirley Solihull B90 3QX
Received 20 May 202415 Swinbrook Way Shirley Solihull B90 3LZ
Received 20 May 2024178 Redstone Farm Road Olton Solihull B28 9NG
Received 20 May 20244 Brentford Road Shirley Solihull B91 1UP
Received 20 May 2024Evergreen Acres Farm Oldwich Lane West Chadwick End Solihull B93 0BJ
Received 20 May 2024Engbo 25 Solihull Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0EX
Received 16 May 2024176 Tilehouse Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9EJ
Received 20 May 202469 Bourton Road Olton Solihull B92 8AZ
Received 20 May 2024Units 22 And 44 Resorts World Pendigo Way Solihull B40 1PU
Received 16 May 202428 Keswick Road Solihull B92 7PH
Received 17 May 202424 Elm Farm Avenue Marston Green Solihull B37 7AA
Received 20 May 2024159 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3AX
Received 20 May 202423 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AU
Received 20 May 202423 Cophams Close Elmdon Solihull B92 9JJ
Received 20 May 2024176 Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7ES
Received 21 May 202443 Blandford Avenue Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9HY
Received 21 May 202412 Streetsbrook Road Solihull B90 3PL
Received 21 May 2024Benton Lane Farm Benton Green Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AY
Received 21 May 2024199 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2LH
Received 21 May 2024Benton Lane Farm Benton Green Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AY
Received 21 May 202480 Wells Green Road Solihull B92 7PQ
Received 21 May 2024Kingshurst Park Marston Drive Solihull B37 6BD
Received 8 May 2024170 Widney Manor Road Solihull B91 3JW
Received 16 May 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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