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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 dates5,575Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,843 approved or refused records
507Refused applications
4,336 approved · 507 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
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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
- UnknownPL/2024/01286/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear flat roof kitchen extension measuring 5.5, beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.2m, and measuring 2.6m at the eaves.
131 Yoxall Road Shirley Solihull B90 3RW
Received 1 Jul 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01287/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear flat roof extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.75m, and measuring 3.25m at the eaves.
1 Slater Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 8AQ
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01288/NONMC
Non-material amendment to change rear extension wall makeup from brick & block cavity wall to rendered block cavity wall following planning approval PL/2023/01558/MINFHO.
37 Clifton Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0EP
Received 27 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01289/MINFHO
Infill existing front entrance canopy and form internal porch area.
87 Purnells Way Knowle Solihull B93 9EE
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01290/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed loft conversion and single storey rear extension.
74 Arundel Crescent Olton Solihull B92 8RG
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01291/TPO
T1 Oak tree - 2-3m Crown reduction. T2 Oak tree - 2-3m Crown reduction.
40 Rodborough Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8EF
Received 29 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/01292/DIS
Discharge condition No. 4 following appeal decision APP/Q44624/D/23/3335834 and planning application PL/2023/00847/MINFHO.
Annexe At 18 Kingswood Close Shirley Solihull B90 3ET
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01293/MINFHO
Erection of two storey side extension incorporating the conversion of the existing garage.
29 Bonneville Close Millisons Wood Solihull CV5 9QH
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01294/TPO
T4 Silver birch tree - Fell.
69 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01296/DIS
Discharge condition No. 10 (Green Travel 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 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01297/PPFL
Erect new build home.
65 Lovelace Avenue Solihull B91 3JR
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01298/ADV
Erect illuminated 9m pylon sign, illuminated drive thru directional sign, illuminated height restrictor, digital menu, Order canopy, triple digital menu screen, illuminated No Entry sign, illuminated mini-monolith directional sign, 2 No. built-up illuminated letters DRIVE THRU, illuminated letters 2 No. illuminated siren logos, Illuminated letters 'STARBUCKS'.
Starbucks Drive Thru Coffee Shop Coventry Road Solihull B26 3QS
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01299/TPO
T3 Oak tree - 2-4m crown reduction, 20-30% internal crown thin, and 6-7m crown lift tree T3.
19 Finwood Close Solihull B92 9QN
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01301/MINFHO
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
329 Streetsbrook Road Solihull B91 1RW
Received 7 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01302/MINFHO
Erection of timber framed office outbuilding (4.9m x 3m x 2.887m), including removal of one number silver birch tree.
94 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FL
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01304/COU
Change of use from C1 (Hotels) to C2 (Residential Institution) for a children's care home (Resubmission of planning approval PL/2018/00129/PPFL).
74 Maple Leaf Drive Marston Green Solihull B37 7JB
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01305/MINFHO
Ground floor front, side & rear elevations.
Rose Cottage 9 Round Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1SW
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01306/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 24/05/2024 reference PL/2024/00720/MINFHO for: Double hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer to form master bedroom and en suite with the addition of 1 No. roof light and 1 No. side facing window. Namely to amend materials to the same brown cladding (Rich espresso Hardi planks) that is to be used on the dormer to be used on the gable walls above the existing roof line.
79 Hay Lane Monkspath Solihull B90 4TZ
Received 2 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01307/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension & single storey front extension.
11A Wells Green Road Solihull B92 7PE
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01308/MINFHO
Ground floor rear extension.
70 Hargrave Road Solihull Lodge Solihull B90 1HX
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01310/MINFHO
Two storey side, rear and front extensions, single storey front and rear extensions and loft conversion.
60 Woodchester Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8EJ
Received 27 Jun 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01311/TCA
T001 - Cedar tree (Cedrus lebani) - Full crown reduction by 2m to reduce overall height and spread. T002 - Silver birch tree (Betula pendula) - Full crown reduction by 2m to reduce overall height and spread. T003 - Lawson cypress tree (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) - Fell to ground level due to damaging boundary fence. T004 - Lawson cypress tree (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) - Fell to ground level due to damaging boundary fence.
7 Brueton Avenue Solihull B91 3EN
Received 8 Jul 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01313/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.7m, and measuring 3.7m at the eaves.
160 Norton Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 8PH
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01314/NONMC
Non-material amendment for change from timber door to steel door to storage room following planning approval PL/2024/00733/MINFHO.
9 Stonebow Avenue Hillfield Solihull B91 3UP
Received 5 Jul 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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