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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 dates5,534Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,803 approved or refused records
500Refused applications
4,303 approved · 500 refused · 129 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/2024/01033/VAR
Variation of condition No.1 on planning permission dated 01.08.2022 reference PL/2022/00208/MINFDW to erect replacement detached dwelling. Namely: Elevational changes and basement in lieu of sunroom omitted with no increase in height or footprint.
36 Temple Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8LF
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01034/MINFHO
Two storey and part one storey rear and front extensions.
100 Grange Road Olton Solihull B91 1DA
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01035/MINFHO
Single storey side and rear extension
20 Binley Close Shirley Solihull B90 2RB
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01036/PPFL
Remedial buttressing walls to two sides of an existing school nursery building with associated minor external alterations.
Berkswell Church Of England Primary School Church Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BJ
Received 30 May 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01037/LBC
Listed building consent for remedial buttressing walls to two sides of an existing school nursery building with associated minor external alterations.
Berkswell Church Of England Primary School Church Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BJ
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01041/MINFHO
Front extension to existing garage.
1 Pebworth Avenue Monkspath Solihull B90 4YR
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01042/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and side to form an open plan kitchen dining room with utility and wc on the ground floor.
251 Streetsbrook Road Solihull B91 1HE
Received 22 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01043/MINFHO
Single storey side and front extension, plus porch and render finish to all external brickwork.
Bradmoor Eaves Green Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7JN
Received 24 May 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01044/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.7m at the eaves.
253 Ulverley Green Road Olton Solihull B92 8AD
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01045/DIS
Discharge condition No. 4 (Arboricultural Information) on planning approval PL/2022/02669/MINFHO dated 06.03.2023 for Single storey front extension. Addition of bay window and canopy porch. Front and rear first floor extensions. Side two storey extension. Addition of pitched roof over existing rear flat roof.
7 Tutnall Drive Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6SA
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01046/TCA
Fell Yew tree in front garden (1) - As only 8ft from house causing damage to drainage systems.
804 Warwick Road St Alphege Solihull B91 3EU
Received 31 May 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01047/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, two storey & single storey side extensions, and new porch.
18 Dunton Hall Road Shirley Solihull B90 2RA
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01048/DIS
Discharge of conditions 6-Levels , 8-CMP, 9-CEMP, and 10-Ecology, of planning aproval PL/2023/02433/PPFL-Demolition of B8 commercial storage building and replacement with self-build dwelling (Following planning application PL/2023/01295/PPFL).
The Barn At Packwood Poultry Oldwich Lane East Fen End Solihull CV8 1NR
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01049/MINFHO
Detached outbuilding for use as general storage.
137 Stanway Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JQ
Received 31 May 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01050/MINFHO
Conversion of existing garage to form gym area with study/guest bedroom above and installation of external staircase.
50 Pastures Drive Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1US
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01051/MINFHO
Single storey front and rear extensions, loft extension and conversion, to include increase in ridge height and side and rear dormers and erection of detached outbuilding to rear garden (Resubmission of PL/2022/02382/MINFHO).
395 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1BJ
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01052/MINFHO
Raise existing boundary wall with pillars and panels
146 Elmdon Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7EG
Received 1 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01054/MINFHO
Demolition of existing conservatory and new single storey rear extension. Loft conversion and dormer to the rear elevation and new porch.
264 Coleshill Heath Road Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 7JA
Received 3 Jun 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01055/VAR
Application Reference Number: PL/2024/00299/MINFHO Date of Decision: 30/04/2024 Condition Number(s): 1 A loft conversion is currently taking place and dormers are proposed to the side and rear of the property. Condition to be varied to include a proposed loft conversion with dormers.
106 Blackford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4BX
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01056/PPFL
Install a secure and enclosed refuse storage container in line with the council's requirements on an existing area of amenity grass adjacent to the car park at Brueton Park.
Brueton Park Warwick Road Solihull
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01057/COU
Driveway alterations to form link between existing private drive leading from Darley Green Road and dwelling main driveway located off Arden Drive.
14 Parkfields Arden Drive Dorridge Solihull B93 8LL
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01058/MINFHO
Conversion of garage to habitable space and raising of flat roof.
255 Mereside Way Olton Solihull B92 7AY
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01059/PPFL
Replacement of hard surfaces (resurfaced car park and service yard).
280 - 284 Chester Road Solihull B36 0LB
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01060/MINFHO
Two storey side extension, with a single storey rear extension and loft conversion.
114 Lawnswood Avenue Shirley Solihull B90 3RA
Received 3 Jun 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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