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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 dates5,539Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,807 approved or refused records
500Refused applications
4,307 approved · 500 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/01061/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed erection of two wooden gazebos (kit form) constructed from wood, stained oak.
Pear Tree Farm Meer End Road Meer End Solihull CV8 1PW
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01062/DIS
Discharge Condition 5 (Hard Landscaping) Condition 6 (Planting), Condition 7 (Landscape & Ecology Management Plan), Condition 8 (Car Park Management Plan) attached to planning permission PL/2022/01428/PPFL dated 08.09.2022 for Development of a car dealership to provide new showroom, external display spaces, customer parking and rooftop car storage, for the purpose of vehicle sales, servicing, MOT testing, repairs, parts, offices, valeting, other ancillary uses and associated works.
Land Next To 780 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01063/TPO
Remove lowest branch of protected Oak tree, as specified within annotated photographs.
Land To The Side/Front Of 36 Oakslade Drive Solihull B92 9QG
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01064/PPFL
Erection of single dwelling bungalow with driveway.
Garage Block Off Wherretts Well Lane Solihull
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01065/MINFHO
Remove the existing PVC conservatory and replace with a single storey flat-roofed orangery extension with timber sash windows.
24 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BB
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01066/MINFHO
Part reconstruction of existing extension with roof light and single storey extension to rear. Extended hall and porch to front.
2111 Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 0EF
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01067/TPO
T1 Oak tree - 2-3m crown reduction. T2 Oak tree - 2-3m crown reduction.
40 Rodborough Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8EF
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01068/TPO
T1 Oak tree located on the west side border, reduce lower lateral growth over showroom forecourt by up to 3m. T2 Oak tree located on the west side border, reduce lower lateral growth over showroom forecourt by up to 3m.
Johnsons Volkswagen Solihull Johnsons Car Showroom Highlands Road Shirley Solihull B90 4NU
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01069/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development to replace poorly built rear addition with proposed new extension to current building regulation.
37 Selworthy Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0HR
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01070/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
3 Pembridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8SA
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01072/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension & single storey side and rear extension.
35 Leafield Road Elmdon Solihull B92 8NZ
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01073/PPFL
Change of use from residential to Class E dental surgery.
Fentham Cottage 41 Fentham Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AY
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01074/LBC
Listed building consent for change of use from residential to Class E dental surgery.
Fentham Cottage 41 Fentham Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AY
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01075/MINFHO
Rear and side extension to include area from existing garage demolition.
36 Wootton Close Knowle Solihull B93 0EJ
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01076/TCA
T001 - Remove tree to ground level, T009 - Remove tree to ground level, T0011 - Remove tree to ground level, T012 - Remove tree to ground level, T013 - Remove tree to ground level, T014 - Remove tree to ground level, T17 - Remove upper crown and reduce height to 10 metres above ground level, T018 - Remove upper crown and reduce height to 8 metres above ground level, T025 - Remove tree to ground level, T026 - Remove tree to ground level, and T027 - Remove tree to ground level.
Home Farm Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BG
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01077/TCA
Remove Sycamore tree.
33 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AX
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01078/MINFHO
Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extension.
34 Meadow Grove Olton Solihull B92 7JD
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01079/DIS
Discharge condition number 8 (Landscaping) of planning approval PL/2021/02658/PPFL dated 08.12.2021 for Demolition of existing dwelling, outbuildings and established B8 storage premises and the erection of two new dwellings
Barnacle Farm Back Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LD
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01080/DIS
Discharge condition of number 16 (Part 1 and 2) (Contaminated Land) of planning approval PL/2024/00288/MINFOT.
Land Adjacent Tudor Grange Leisure Centre Blossomfield Road Solihull
Received 5 Jun 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01081/PNH
Prior notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4.5 metres from original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3 metres, and measuring 3 metres to the eaves.
87 Wyckham Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0HS
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01082/PPFL
Change of use from dwelling to educational use (administration).
Caretakers House Langley Academy Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7ER
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01083/MINFHO
Two storey and single storey rear extensions.
83 Wagon Lane Solihull B92 7PN
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01084/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed erection of Class E ancillary building within the curtilage.
271 Rumbush Lane Earlswood Solihull B94 5LX
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01085/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
1 Purnells Way Knowle Solihull B93 9JN
Received 5 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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