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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 dates5,895Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,146 approved or refused records
549Refused applications
4,597 approved · 549 refused · 144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedPL/2024/02567/TPO
Crown Reduction by 10% on Oak tree 1 and Oak tree 2 and through prune by 0.5m to form clearance for telephone cable. Reduce in Height to previous points of 1 x Silver Birch tree and 1 x Field Maple tree to the rear of property.
38A Tilehouse Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9EY
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02576/TPO
Atlas cedar trees T1 and T2 and wellingtonia (redwood) trees T3, T4 and T5 remove significant dead wood and fractured branches. Crown reduce by 3m in height and 1.5m in lateral spread English yew tree T6. Fell sycamore tree T7.
1 Greyfriars Close Olton Solihull B92 7DR
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02577/TPO
Remove T1, T2 and T3 (Douglas fir trees), overhanging the garden of 552D Kenilworth Road and protected by TPO/00852.
Knights Court Apartments 550 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7DQ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02578/MINFHO
Remove existing conservatory. Construct a single storey conservatory extension at the rear of the property, on the opposite side of the house from the existing conservatory.
16 Shilton Close Monkspath Solihull B90 4TW
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02584/DIS
Discharge condition No. 3 (Door Details) on planning approval PL/2024/00907/LBC dated 05.07.2024 for Listed building consent to replace 2 windows to the front elevation and a further 2 windows to the rear elevation. Additionally, the back door is also to be replaced.
88 Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0JD
Received 17 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02585/CLEUD
Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of buildings 1-8, as shown on drawing numbers PP-13505159v1 (Location Plan) and 24.031 (Detailed Site Plan) for the commercial stabling of 28 horses together with ancillary stores, tack room, horse therapy pool and food store, indoor manege and indoor horse walker, and use of surrounding paddocks for the grazing of horses stabled at the site.
Town Crier Cottage Fen End Road Fen End Solihull CV8 1NW
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02586/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed addition of an air source heat pump to garage roof.
32 Spring Lane Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6QY
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02587/PPFL
Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works.
The Plough Beefeater And Travel Inn Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4EP
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02588/MINFHO
Erection of two storey side and first floor rear extension.
121 Victor Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9DJ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02596/MINFHO
Demolition of an existing rear conservatory and the construction of a new single storey rear extension to provide a dedicated office space, with accompanying roof alterations and raised patio.
Heywood Oldwich Lane West Chadwick End Solihull B93 0BQ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/02601/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension to form open plan kitchen/lounge and family room measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.4m at the eaves.
30 Heaton Road Olton Solihull B91 2DX
Received 28 Oct 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/02602/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.9m, and measuring 2.6m at the eaves.
326 Chester Road Solihull B36 0LD
Received 30 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02603/PPFL
New build, three storey residential house to replace existing bungalow.
492 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AG
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02604/MINFHO
Demolish existing conservatory with replacement single storey 3m rear extension.
41 Sandy Hill Road Shirley Solihull B90 2ET
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02613/TPO
Crown lift oak tree G1 to 3m, remove epicormic growth from stem to crown break, remove any crossing or defective branches and remove poorly developed/attached regrowth from reduction points.
38 Oldway Drive Solihull B91 3HP
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02614/MINFHO
Amendments to extant application PL/2022/00967/MINFHO - Front, side and rear extensions and alterations to provide enlarged open plan living, dining, kitchen area, utility and laundry room and roof extension to provide additional bedrooms at first floor within the roof space. Erection of an outbuilding for incidental use to the main dwelling.
3 Gipsy Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FW
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02615/MINFHO
Single storey extension to side/rear.
9 Balsall Street East Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FQ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02616/DIS
Discharge condition No. 4 (Environmental Noise assessment and sound insulation scheme) following planning approval PL/2024/00640/PPFL dated 30.05.2024 for External alterations comprising a helium quench pipe and an external plant area associated with use as a community diagnostics centre
84 Chelmsley Circle Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 5TS
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02617/DIS
Discharge condition No. 3 (Materials) following planning approval PL/2021/02835/PPFL dated 25.01.2022 for Demolition of side garage, erection of detached house
4 Bills Lane Shirley Solihull B90 2NP
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02622/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for engineering earthworks to form a railway cutting (Horn Brook Cutting) and ancillary works including: Earthworks to form watercourse diversions for Bayley's Brook and Horn Brook, drainage ditches and a balancing pond; earthworks for the horizontal and vertical realignment of the A452 Kenilworth Road and earthworks to junctions with Marsh Lane, Mercote Hall Lane; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks, bridleway and road vehicle parks; construction of drainage pipe outlet culverts and wingwalls and headwalls for Mercote Hall Lane Culvert and Marsh Lane Culvert (the "Roundabout Culverts") and the A452 Culvert; construction of maintenance access staircases; location of permanent fencing (boundary, security and ecological fencing), vehicle restraint barriers and gates; and street lighting.
Land Adjacent To A452 Kenilworth Road, Between Its Junctions With Marsh Lane And Meriden Road In Berkswell, Solihull
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02623/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Side single storey parapet flat roof with flat roof light.
70 Reservoir Road Olton Solihull B92 8AW
Received 1 Nov 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/02624/PIP
Permission in principle for one single storey dwelling to provide self-contained accommodation which is ancillary to the main residential dwelling and shall at no time be sold or let as a separate dwelling.
Land To The Rear 148 Widney Lane Solihull B91 3LH
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02625/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
339 Lugtrout Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B91 2TW
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02626/MINFHO
Replace existing conservatory with orangery using the same footprint. Erect higher walls and replacement of the roof with insulated roof and new roof lantern.
Oakcroft 20 Meeting House Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FX
Received 1 Nov 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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