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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 dates5,866Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,118 approved or refused records
541Refused applications
4,577 approved · 541 refused · 143 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/2024/02118/PPFL
Proposed change of use into flats. Ground floor to two studios and first floor one bedroom flat including ground floor front and rear extensions
59 Oak Croft Fordbridge Solihull B37 5AT
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02119/PPFL
Replacement 1 No. dwelling.
72 Dove House Lane Solihull B91 2EG
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02120/MINFHO
Retrospective planning application to regularise single story wrap around extension, rear conservatory and loft conversion constructed circa 2005.
140 Cooks Lane Kingshurst Solihull B37 6NP
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02168/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (materials) and 5 (gate deatils) on planning approval PL/2020/01279/MINFHO dated 12.10.2020 for Single storey rear extension; feature garden wall; internal alterations to first floor of listed building; and external restorative works.
79 Lovelace Avenue Solihull B91 3JR
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02170/PPFL
Change of use from mixed retail and residential use (sui generis) to small scale care home (class C2).
6 Elmdon Road Marston Green Solihull B37 7BS
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02171/MINFHO
Single storey front porch and garage extension and conversion.
90 Hanbury Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8DL
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02172/MINFHO
Extend building to be inline with the garage to enable kitchen to be extended and use part of the garage to install a toilet and utility.
22 Saxon Wood Road Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4JN
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02173/MINFHO
Single storey front and rear extensions and first floor side extension
20 Marsham Court Road Solihull B91 2ET
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02179/MINFHO
First floor extension to side.
36 Blackford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4BT
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02185/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension
212 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B92 7AE
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02187/MINFHO
Reduction in size of existing window and formation of 2 No. windows to the front elevation of the property.
32 Welcombe Grove Solihull B91 1PD
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02188/PPFL
Replacement of shop front with new power assisted doors with level threshold for effective accessible entry.
Unit 1 8 Mill Lane Solihull B91 3AX
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02189/MINFHO
Rear ground floor extension and dormers to existing loft room.
16 Fentham Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BB
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02192/MINFHO
Single storey rear kitchen/dining room extension.
90 Harvard Road Solihull B92 8EX
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02194/TPO
Reduce crown of beech tree T1, in rear garden of 26 Welcombe Grove, by 4m to improve light to 24 Welcombe Grove.
24 Welcombe Grove Solihull B91 1PD
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02195/TPO
Reduce crown of beech tree T2 in rear garden of 22 Welcombe Grove, by 4m to improve light to 24 Welcombe Grove.
22 Welcombe Grove Solihull B91 1PD
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02196/MINFHO
First floor side and single storey rear extension to dwelling and new garden room.
206 Damson Lane Solihull B92 9JZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02197/MINFHO
Single storey front extension, two storey side and rear extension - 2 No. additional bedrooms, garage conversion into office.
42 Greswolde Road Olton Solihull B91 1DY
Received 13 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02198/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, front porch, loft conversion to include two rear dormer windows and single storey detached rear summer house.
101 Blandford Avenue Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9JB
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02199/MINFHO
Single storey rear/side extension.
138 Norton Lane Earlswood Solihull B90 1QT
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02200/MINFHO
First floor extension to side and rear and new front entrance and canopy.
42 Ulleries Road Solihull B92 8EF
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02201/MINFHO
Dropped kerb extension.
28 Marshall Lake Road Shirley Solihull B90 4PL
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02202/DIS
Original Application - PL/2023/01646/TPO Decision notice part b - to Fell Sorbus tree 1.
19 Collister Close Shirley Solihull B90 3NA
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02205/TPO
1 No. Oak tree - Crown Lift to 7.5m and Crown Reduction by 40%.
7 Stapenhall Road Monkspath Solihull B90 4XX
Received 14 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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