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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 dates5,767Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,025 approved or refused records
528Refused applications
4,497 approved · 528 refused · 136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/2024/01572/MINFHO
Provision of dropped kerb to front.
10 Streetsbrook Road Solihull B90 3PL
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01573/MINFHO
Ground floor rear lounge extension and ground floor side extension to form new garage.
651 Old Lode Lane Elmdon Solihull B92 8NB
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01574/MINFHO
Replacement dormer windows, new first floor front extension, alterations to roof at rear, addition of solar panels, changes to fenestration, rendering of all walls.
2 Golden End Drive Knowle Solihull B93 0JP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01575/MINFHO
Retrospective application for a two storey side extension; part two storey, part single storey rear extension, and a single storey front extension to convert a 3 No. bedroom property into a 4 No. bedroom property with room for work from home and room for children with additional needs.
51 Ullenhall Road Knowle Solihull B93 9JD
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01576/HS2NMC
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Non-material change to the Interchange Station Access Overbridge, including amended parapet design for overbridge to fulfil safety requirements for pedestrian/vehicular users; extension of cantilevered deck to accommodate revised parapet design and to align with the deck expansion joint; amended maintenance access arrangements for the inspection of bridge bearings; and minor alteration to the proposed carriageway, path and verge dimensions, including ground levels atop the overbridge.
Land And Buildings At The Interchange Triangle, Bounded By The M42 Motorway, The A452 Chester Road And The A45 Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01577/PPFL
Alterations to form 1 new additional dwelling.
Flat 1 549 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EF
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01578/MINFHO
Part two storey and single storey rear extension, two storey front extension.
953 Warwick Road Solihull B91 3EX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01579/ADV
Erect new pole sign to replace the existing totem sign, redecorate existing stone house name letters and refurbish the existing corex and fascia sign.
Flat At Saracens Head Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3AG
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01580/MINFHO
Single story side extension to accommodate an annexe for an elderly relative. Along with a single story rear extension to form a new kitchen and dining area.
194 Laburnum Avenue Kingshurst Solihull B37 6AN
Received 6 Aug 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01583/PN
Prior notification for proposed new estate road required to reconnect land severed by the construction of HS2 to provide vehicle access to woodland and farmland and to connect to existing estate roads and new HS2 overbridge infrastructure to provide year-round all-weather access.
Sixteen Acre Wood Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01585/TPO
Fell 1 No. Oak tree protected by TPO/00595.
165 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BN
Received 7 Aug 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01586/PN
Prior notification for timber storage and processing pad required to receive felled timber from estate woodland, processing and rehandling before onward transportation.
Home Farm Land At Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull
Received 7 Aug 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01587/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension to existing barn conversion.
Home Farm Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0AB
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01588/DIS
Discharge condition No. 5 (Landscaping) on planning approval PL/2024/00160/MINFHO dated 12/07/2024 for a single storey side and rear extension.
4 Buckridge Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1TF
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01589/MINFHO
New single storey front extended hall and proposed storm canopy. Reduction in width to the front garage and conversion into the living room and form external side passageway. Removal of existing rear conservatory and erection of part two storey, part single storey rear extension with additional rear loft flat dormer and increase in ridge height of the main roof. 2m hedging to the inner perimeter of existing side front brick walls to No. 14 and No. 18. Tarmac driveway to replace the existing block paved driveway.
16 Manor Road Solihull B91 2BH
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01590/MINFHO
Single storey side and rear extensions. Single storey front porch extension with roof above modified.
3 Sevington Close Hillfield Solihull B91 3XL
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01592/MINFHO
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension. Single storey front extension.
15 Moat Lane Solihull B91 2LN
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01593/MINFHO
Single storey front extension.
325 Lyndon Road Solihull B92 7QS
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01594/DIS
Discharge condition No. 6 (tree protection) following planning approval PL/2021/01452/PPFL for extensions to provide additional hotel accommodation in connection with existing Hogarths Hotel.
Hogarths Hotel Four Ashes Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8QE
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01595/MINFHO
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
7 Devitts Close Monkspath Solihull B90 4SY
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01596/MINFHO
Ground floor rear extension.
9 Compton Close Solihull B91 1HR
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01597/PPFL
Demolition of existing buildings and replacement with five dwellings, together with relocation of existing field access.
Peartree Farm 2141 Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 0EF
Received 8 Aug 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/01598/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed use of a dwelling house use class C3(a) as a small scale care home (use class C2).
6 Elmdon Road Marston Green Solihull B37 7BS
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01599/DIS
Discharge condition No. 3 (materials) on planning approval PL/2024/01065/MINFHO dated 07/08/2024 to 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 9 Aug 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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