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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 dates
5,858Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,111 approved or refused records
541Refused applications

4,570 approved · 541 refused · 142 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Nov 2019 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. DecidedPL/2024/01932/MINFHO

    Removal of existing conservatory to replace with 3 metre rear extension along with garage conversion.

    17 Caldeford Avenue Monkspath Solihull B90 4UE

    Received 26 Sept 2024
  2. UnknownPL/2024/01942/PNH

    Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.9m, and measuring 2.8m at the eaves.

    685 Chester Road Solihull B36 0LN

    Received 25 Sept 2024
  3. DecidedPL/2024/01943/MINFHO

    Single and two storey extensions to rear and side, existing extensions removed and reduced to form total 40% increase over original floor area (Resubmission of planning approval PL/2021/02751/MINFHO, approval dated 21.12.2021).

    39 Earlswood Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8RD

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  4. DecidedPL/2024/01944/TPO

    Beech tree T1 - Crown reduction of up to 5m in height and up to 2m in radial spread and crown thin by up to 15%.

    32 Lapwing Drive Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BF

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  5. DecidedPL/2024/01946/MINFHO

    Loft conversion (Resubmission of PL/2020/00780/MINFHO).

    8 Knightsbridge Road Olton Solihull B92 8RL

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  6. DecidedPL/2024/01947/VAR

    Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 17/04/2024 reference PL/2024/00321/MINFDW for: Revisions to dwelling previously approved under applications PL/2020/02329/PPFL and PL/2021/01908/NONMC. Namely: Increase in area of the property, increase to the roof height, alterations to the front appearance of the property, and alterations to the front, rear and side fenestration.

    Land Between 101 And 103 Stanway Road Shirley Solihull

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  7. DecidedPL/2024/01948/PPFL

    Installation of a battery energy storage system, underground cabling, access, landscaping, biodiversity enhancements, and ancillary infrastructure & equipment, to include security fence, acoustic fence, CCTV & gates.

    Land At Burton Green Farm Hob Lane Burton Green Solihull

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  8. DecidedPL/2024/01949/MINFHO

    Part two storey, part single storey rear extensions.

    6 Burberry Grove Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7RB

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  9. DecidedPL/2024/01950/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extensions and first floor side extensions

    220-222 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B92 7AE

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  10. DecidedPL/2024/01951/CLOPUD

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear/side extension.

    138 Norton Lane Earlswood Solihull B90 1QT

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  11. DecidedPL/2024/01952/CLOPUD

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed outbuilding to provide garage, gym and home office.

    Hillingdon Birmingham Road Meer End Solihull CV8 1PT

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  12. DecidedPL/2024/01953/DIS

    Discharge condition No. 6 (Commissioning test) following planning approval PL/2020/00108/PPFL dated 04.03.2021 for Replacement of existing floodlighting on 4 tennis courts 1, 2, 3, 4 with LED lighting. Replacement of existing columns (currently 19 overall) with 11, 10 metre high thin green tubular columns with a total of 30 luminaires as per scheme attached (The number of luminaries remains the same as the existing scheme). This means that each court will be lit by 4 columns at each corner as per the scheme except for court 1 which will use one of the columns at the edge of court 3.

    Knowle And Dorridge Lawn Tennis Club Grove Road Knowle Solihull B93 0PH

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  13. UnknownPL/2024/01954/PNCUDW

    Prior notification for change of use from an agricultural barn, used to house agricultural vehicles, to a single storey residential dwelling.

    Field Farm Oldwich Lane West Chadwick End Solihull B93 0BJ

    Received 19 Sept 2024
  14. DecidedPL/2024/01955/NONMC

    Amendments to planning permission dated 21.03.2024 (PL/2023/01937/VAR) for demolition of existing local centre and development of new mixed-use local centre including up to 79 residential units (including a new vicarage) (Use Class C3), retail, commercial, business and services and healthcare (Use Class E (a) ,(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) (i)), hot food take-away (Sui generis), and local community uses (Use Class F1 and F2 (a), (b)), open space, landscaping, car parking and associated infrastructure. Namely: Non-material amendment for variation of trigger points for conditions 23 (bus infrastructure), 42 (school square open space landscaping) and 43 (doorstep play) with the insertion of except for phase 1.

    Kingshurst Village Centre And Former Mountford Public House, Marston Drive, Over Green Drive, Gilson Way And Church Close

    Received 18 Sept 2024
  15. DecidedPL/2024/01956/MINFHO

    Ground floor rear extension.

    56 Langcomb Road Shirley Solihull B90 2PR

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  16. DecidedPL/2024/01957/MINFHO

    Single storey side & rear extensions.

    31 Whitefields Gate Hillfield Solihull B91 3GE

    Received 23 Sept 2024
  17. UnknownPL/2024/01958/PNH

    Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 5m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.8m, and measuring 2.6m at the eaves.

    220 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B92 7AE

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  18. DecidedPL/2024/01964/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension.

    3 Portia Avenue Shirley Solihull B90 2NN

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  19. DecidedPL/2024/01968/MINFHO

    Single story wraparound extension.

    14 Catherines Close Catherine De Barnes Solihull B91 2SZ

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  20. DecidedPL/2024/01971/TPO

    Oak tree one-sided crown reduction of up to 2m, remove deadwood, remove suckers and epicormic growth.

    Adj To 1 Gipsy Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FW

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  21. DecidedPL/2024/01973/TPO

    Oak trees T1 and T2 - Remove dead wood, weak and crossing branches, and crown thin by 5%.

    41 Broad Oaks Road Solihull B91 1JA

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  22. DecidedPL/2024/01974/MINFHO

    Ground floor rear and side extension.

    14 Ashby Court Hillfield Solihull B91 3YU

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  23. DecidedPL/2024/01976/TPO

    Crown Reduce Oak tree by 2-3m.

    8 Chipstone Close Hillfield Solihull B91 3YS

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  24. DecidedPL/2024/01981/MINFHO

    Single storey detached garage to the front of the property, garage conversion to bedroom with new window to the front elevation and pitched roof over the existing garage.

    92 Grange Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8QX

    Received 1 Oct 2024

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