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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 dates5,754Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,012 approved or refused records
527Refused applications
4,485 approved · 527 refused · 136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- DecidedPL/2024/01502/MINFHO
Erect new walls and gates to front boundary.
Eastcote Paddocks Walsal End Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0HU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01503/MINFHO
Garage conversions with new window to replace existing garage door.
7 Floyd Grove Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7RP
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01504/TPO
T1 Oak tree rear of property rear boundary. Crown lift by 3-4 metres to left corner of rear garden. Face back 1 x overgrown limb overhanging garage roof. Cut back by 1-2 metres or best growth points and rebalance with existing crown.
33 Meadow Pleck Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1SN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01505/MINFHO
Two storey side extension
293 High Street Solihull Lodge Solihull B90 1JW
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01506/MINFHO
Part retrospective application for a single storey detached outbuilding.
44 Woodford Avenue Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9BG
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01507/MINFHO
Ground floor rear single storey extension to create a kitchen/diner. Conversion of existing kitchen to bathroom.
270 Hobs Moat Road Elmdon Solihull B92 8JX
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01508/MINFHO
Front two storey extension. Rear single and two storey extensions. Removal of porch and addition of canopy and bay windows. Extension of garage (between existing garage and main house). Increase in roofline and provision of bedroom within loft.
20 Rodborough Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8ED
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01509/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 24.05.2024 reference PL/2024/00568/MINFHO for a Single storey rear extension. Changes to the front entrance. Sun tunnel to the rear roof. Namely: amend arrangement of front door and sidelights, amend existing window configurations and update material colours
32 Southfields Road Solihull B91 3PT
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01510/TPO
T1, T2 and T3 - Deadwood and reduce crown height by 1.5 m of three beech trees protected by TPO/00532.
7 Grove Road Knowle Solihull B93 0PH
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01511/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 01/03/2024 reference PL/2024/00043/MINFHO for a forward front extension - Addition to existing planning approval PL/2023/00167/MINFHO. Namely to insert an additional roof light to front roof elevation, new side dormer window, increase the window height to the front elevation and a pitched roof to the new front porch.
9 Rosehall Close Solihull B91 3PS
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01512/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 24.05.2024 reference PL/2024/00639/MINFHO for a single storey side and rear wraparound extension. First floor single storey side extension. Namely to include an additional window in the bathroom on the side elevation.
15 Yewhurst Road Solihull B91 1PW
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01513/TPO
Crown reduction, internal crown thinning by 25% and crown lift to 3 metres on 3 No. lime trees protected by TPO/00214.
The Lodge 134 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01514/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension to provide enlarged kitchen/dining room (Amendment to single storey element of PL/2024/00303/MINFHO). First floor side extension to provide additional bedroom accommodation. Woodburner and associated flue to rear extension.
54 Stonebow Avenue Hillfield Solihull B91 3UP
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01515/DIS
Discharge condition No. 13- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal following planning approval PL/2022/02559/PPFL- Conversion of a traditional red brick agricultural building (known as The Old Stables) into a two storey, four bedroom, residential dwelling, including a new access driveway for Home Farm (previously approved under PL/2020/01514/PPFL).
Home Farm Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0AB
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01516/TCA
Fell 1 x mature Pine tree.
Castle Bromwich Hall Garden Trust Chester Road Solihull B36 9BT
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01517/NONMC
Non-material amendment for removal and relocation of roof lights to second floor accommodation following planning approval PL/2023/02501/MINFHO.
186 Solihull Road Shirley Solihull B90 3LG
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01518/PPFL
Full planning application for the erection of padel and pickleball courts and associated customer kiosk, with associated areas of hardstanding, means of enclosure, lighting and associated infrastructure.
Moseley Cricket Club Streetsbrook Road Solihull B90 3PE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01519/TPO
Crown reduction and internal crown thinning by 25%, crown lift to 3 metres 8 No. lime trees.
The Ards Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01520/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3-Materials ; 4-Landscape ; and 7-Boundary Treatments regarding approved application PL/2023/02433/PPFL- Demolition of B8 commercial storage building and replacement with self-build dwelling (Following planning application PL/2023/01295/PPFL).
Brook Farm Oldwich Lane East Fen End Solihull CV8 1NR
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01521/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed garage conversion with new uPVC windows & doors, replacement of flat roof with a pitched roof.
17 Beechnut Close Solihull B91 2NT
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01523/MINFHO
Apply external wall insulation.
23 Alvis Walk Smiths Wood Solihull B36 9JZ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01526/MINFHO
Retention of single storey front porch and garage extension and conversion.
130 Hobs Moat Road Elmdon Solihull B92 8PF
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01528/MINFHO
Ground floor rear w.c. extension.
42 Lugtrout Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B91 2SB
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/01529/PPFL
Sports pitches including 3G pitches, parking, floodlighting, clubhouse extension and alterations, landscaping, drainage features, and associated works.
Land Rover Sports & Social Club The Sportsground Billsmore Green Solihull B92 9LN
Received 31 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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