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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates5,858Searchable 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4,570 approved · 541 refused · 142 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- DecidedPL/2024/01982/MINFHO
Retrospective consent for a part two storey, part single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, single storey front extension and hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer (Resubmission of PL/2024/00394/MINFHO).
112 Ladbrook Road Solihull B91 3RW
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01983/MINFHO
Erection of 3 car garage with games room at first floor.
78 Grove Road Knowle Solihull B93 0PL
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01986/TPO
T1 and T2 - Fell and remove Cypress trees.
30 Meeting House Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FX
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01989/PPFL
Change of use of from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to residential care accommodation (Use Class C2).
76 Thurlston Avenue Solihull B92 7NZ
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01990/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 23.11.2021 reference PL/2020/01966/MINFHO for Single and two storey rear extension, single and double storey front extension, new front elevation design and bay windows, new loft conversion. Namely: Insertion of roof lights and alteration to window detail to side elevation.
475 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AN
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01991/MINFHO
Two storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer.
3 The Crescent Solihull B91 1JP
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/01995/TCA
T2 strawberry tree - Reduce south side canopy spread by 1metre to clear footpath. T25 Lawson cypress tree - Reduce canopy height by 3-4metres. T36 Common juniper tree - Remove broken/suspended branch at 3metres east side canopy. T40 Lawson cypress tree - Remove suspended/broken branch. T50 Penduncate oak tree - Reduce dieback of branches back into live growth, undertake 1-2metre reduction of remaining crown. T79 Western red cedar tree - Remove suspended / broken branch at 3.2metres south side, branch propped at ground level.
Knowle Parish Church Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02004/VAR
Variation condition 1 of planning permission dated 10.07.24; reference PL/2023/01224/MINFHO for: Demolition of existing conservatory with replacement single storey extension. Namely: Change from brick work to render and match heights to as built.
143 Hurdis Road Shirley Solihull B90 2DN
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02005/TCA
Crown Reduction to Eucalyptus tree (T1) by approximately 3 metres. Ash tree (T2) Remove Dead branches from the tree.
8 Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AE
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02006/TCA
Reduce length of singular limb on ash tree (T3) to boundary identified in report and annotated photographs.
Public Car Park Rear Of Eleanor Lodge 24 Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0JN
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02007/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed formation of habitable room in roof space with rear dormer and side gable build up.
345 Widney Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9BQ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02008/PPFL
Change of use of land to stationing holiday let cabin.
Brook Farm Meer End Road Meer End Solihull CV8 1PU
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02009/MINFHO
Single storey rear & first floor side & rear extension & front porch.
113 Cooks Lane Kingshurst Solihull B37 6NU
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02011/TPO
Fell ash tree (T1) with die back disease. Crown reduce beech tree (T2) height by 4m and width by up to 3m. Reduce height of conifer tree (T3) by up to 5m. Fell conifer tree (T4). Fell 3 No. conifer trees (G3), root system lifting driveway and adjacent to drains.
1A Broad Oaks Road Solihull B91 1JA
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02017/NONMC
Non-material amendment to change roof from hip to gable end following planning approval PL/2021/00185/MINFHO.
662 Chester Road Solihull B36 0LJ
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02019/MINFHO
Ground floor kitchen extension.
17 Fullbrook Close Monkspath Solihull B90 4UB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02022/MINFHO
Single storey side extension, garage conversion, and new mezzanine floor to form a new first floor.
1 Kemerton Way Monkspath Solihull B90 4XG
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02033/MINFHO
Construction of a single storey contemporary garden building to be used as a home office.
39 Dove House Lane Solihull B91 2HA
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02034/MINFHO
First floor extension to front/side to form additional bedroom and bathroom accommodation, ground floor bay window to rear and associated alterations (Resubmission of PL/2023/01539/MINFHO).
27 Besbury Close Dorridge Solihull B93 8NT
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02035/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 2 (Footpath Link), 6 (Tandem Parking Spaces), 7 (Parking Spaces), 8 (Scheme to prohibit on-street parking) 9 (Scheme to restrict speed limit), 10 (Materials) and 11 (Boundary Treatment) following planning approval PL/2015/52814/VAR.
Land Adjacent To Mount Farm Tanworth Lane Shirley Solihull
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02036/TPO
Crown lift lower branches of Blue Atlas Cedar tree, in front garden, to 5 metres. Reduce height of Cypress tree, on boundary with road, by 2 metres back to previous cut points.
211 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7DL
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02037/ADV
Internally illuminated fabricated house name letters and Sizzling logo and retention of 2 No. existing Corex post mounted signs.
Greville Arms Cornyx Lane Solihull B91 2RB
Received 5 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02038/TPO
Crown lift oak trees T1 and T2 by 3 metres and prune back any lower branches encroaching the road by 2 metres. Also prune back two lateral branches by 2-3 metres that overhang neighbours' drive.
35 Solihull Road Shirley Solihull B90 3HB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02039/TCA
Fell Norway Maple tree at the front of front drive.
30 Castlehills Drive Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9BP
Received 7 Oct 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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