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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 dates5,740Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,999 approved or refused records
526Refused applications
4,473 approved · 526 refused · 136 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Nov 2019 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/01374/TCA
830 - Fell various groups & individuals of mixed species trees (see photographs); 832 - Norway maple tree - Raise low canopy to 3m; lime trees 871 & 872 - Remove epicormic growth to approximately 4m; beech tree 873 - Raise low canopy to 2.5m; lime trees 874-880 - Remove epicormic growth to approximately 4m; laurel tree 898 - Remove 3 No. faulted stems - see photograph; lime tree 900 - Remove epicormic growth to first fork.
St Mary And St Bartholomew Church High Street Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AE
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01375/MINFHO
Two storey rear extension and remove existing flat roof plateau to main roof with a tiled pitched roof. Single storey rear extension.
55 Bryanston Road Olton Solihull B91 1EN
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01376/MINFOT
Installation of external buggy store to the front elevation of existing building.
Hatchford Brook Youth And Community Centre Old Lode Lane Elmdon Solihull B92 8JE
Received 4 Apr 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01378/ADV
The installation of 1 Illuminated top sign, 1 illuminated bottom sign and illuminated logo panel.
Turkish Headlines 382 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4AQ
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01379/MINFOT
Installation of external buggy store to the front elevation of the existing building
Connexions 289 Bosworth Drive Fordbridge Solihull B37 5DP
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01381/MINFHO
Part ground floor extension to existing garage and first floor extension above to include side dormer (Resubmission of PL/2023/00420/MINFHO).
260 Creynolds Lane Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4ET
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01382/MINFOT
Installation of external buggy store to the front elevation of the existing building.
Evergreen Family Hub 42 Kingshurst Way Kingshurst Solihull B37 6DF
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01384/MINFHO
Single storey front extension.
45 Shalford Road Solihull B92 7NQ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01389/MINFHO
First floor extension over existing to side of property.
41 Bronte Farm Road Shirley Solihull B90 3DF
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01390/MINFHO
New boundary wall to replace the existing.
41 Bronte Farm Road Shirley Solihull B90 3DF
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01391/MINFHO
Front porch.
124 Stretton Road Shirley Solihull B90 2SA
Received 19 Jul 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01392/PPFL
Installation of a battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure.
Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7DG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01393/ADV
Double sided projecting sign (internally illuminated) for the display of static digital poster advertisements.
42 High Street Solihull B91 3TB
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01394/MINFHO
Two storey front extension and roof extension to include increase in ridge height
Grimshaw Lodge Hampton Road Knowle Solihull B93 0NX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01395/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey side extension and to demolish and rebuild single storey rear extension.
Grimshaw Lodge Hampton Road Knowle Solihull B93 0NX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01396/TPO
T11 - Lime tree 3-5 metre reduction of the whole tree of the over-extended limbs be conducted to reduce the risk of failure. T13 - Sycamore tree - Reduction of 1-3 metres of the lateral branches to reduce the overhang of the limbs over the structures back to towards the boundary. T14 - Horse chestnut tree - Reduction of 1-3 metres of the lateral branches to reduce the overhang of the limbs over the structures back to towards the boundary.
3 Leverton Gate Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1UN
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01397/MINFHO
Two storey side extension, porch and loft conversion.
50 Danford Lane Solihull B91 1QG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01398/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 4 (Surface Water drainage Verification report) and 6 (Travel Plan) following planning approval PL/2023/02671/PPFL dated 07.05.2024 for Erection of detached, timber framed classroom building for educational use on college siteTo discharge condition 6. VERIFICATION REPORT (Surface Water Drainage) 10306TGE31 Sixth Form College, Solihull Verification Report (Structural Solutions Ltd)
The Sixth Form College Solihull Widney Manor Road Solihull B91 3WR
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01399/MINFHO
Erection of boundary treatment including railings to the front with access gates and brick piers set back from the road (Resubmission of PL/2023/02456/MINFHO).
52 Avenue Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8JZ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01400/MINFHO
Remove part of the grassed semicircular section area at front of house and convert to similar paving.
51 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7DF
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01401/PPFL
Single storey front, side & rear extension with associated internal alterations (Resubmission of PL/2023/00946/MINFHO).
103 Cropthorne Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JL
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01403/PPFL
Retrospective application for a 2.1m high boundary fence along Clyde Road for the development approved under PL/2023/02547/VAR.
5 Clyde Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BE
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01404/MINFHO
Rear single storey extension.
27 Featherstone Crescent Shirley Solihull B90 3RH
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01405/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed ground floor rear extension to enlarge existing living room and kitchen.
57 Mayswood Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9JE
Received 22 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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