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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 dates5,897Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,148 approved or refused records
549Refused applications
4,599 approved · 549 refused · 144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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/2024/02628/MINFHO
Two story extension down side and rear of property.
43 Deanbrook Close Monkspath Solihull B90 4XS
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02635/TCA
Crown Reduce Yew tree (Tree 1) by 5m in height, and Crown Reduce Yew tree (Tree 2) by 6m in height. Fell and remove common Ash trees (Trees 3 and 4).
Reading Room Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BE
Received 1 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02636/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for engineering earthworks to form Pool Wood Culvert and its immediate setting within part of a wider embankment, including a recessed staircase and earthworks to form a small section of a wider maintenance access track.
Land Between The M42 And A452 Chester Road
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02639/TPO
T1 Oak, T2 Silver Birch, T3 Oak, T4 Oak, T5 Oak, T7 Oak, T9 Oak, T11 Oak, T14 Oak, T16 Oak, T17 Oak, T18 Oak, T20 Oak, T22 Oak, T25 Oak, T26 Oak, T28 Oak, T30 Oak, T32 Oak, T38 Oak, T39 Oak, T41 Oak, T46, Oak, T49 Oak, T50 Oak, T52 Oak, T54 Oak, T55 Oak, T57 Oak, T58 Oak, T60 Oak and T62 Oak - Lateral Limb Reduction to approximate line of site boundary.
Chep UK Bickenhill Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7HD
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02640/LBC
Listed building consent for replacement of existing white, wooden windows on side elevation of 1950s extension to main house. Specifically: 1 x upstairs bathroom window, 3 x ground floor (kitchen) windows, replacement is with white, hardwood windows.
Tudor Cottage Barston Lane Barston Solihull B92 0JU
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02641/MINFHO
Installation of air to water heat pump (with new hot water tank to replace existing tank).
18 Griffin Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1TS
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02645/MINFHO
Install a heap pump to replace the existing gas boiler. Installation of unit to the exterior of the house in rear garden.
16 Noble Way Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4JF
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02646/MINFHO
Flat roof dormer extensions.
171 - 175 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B92 7AW
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02647/MINFHO
Single story wrap around extension to form larger kitchen.
71 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02649/TPO
Fell and remove 2 No. Lombardy trees from Group 930 due to basal decay. Reduce 50% of tree with significant canopy loss in Group 930.
Marston Green Park Moorend Avenue Chelmsley Wood Solihull
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02650/MINFHO
Ground floor front extension and porch.
3 Hawkshead Drive Knowle Solihull B93 9QE
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02651/MINFHO
Single storey rear garden room.
93 Grange Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8QX
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02652/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion.
26 Chelveston Crescent Hillfield Solihull B91 3YB
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02653/PPFL
Change of use of the former Barclays Bank at 201 Stratford Road, Shirley into a mixed-use development, with commercial space on the ground floor and six studio apartments on the first floor.
201 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3AH
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02654/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, replacement rear dormer and replacement windows throughout.
Baileys Lavender Hall Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BL
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02660/MINFHO
Ground floor front bay and porch extensions and first floor rear extension. As built drawings from retrospective application. Built in partial compliance with PL/2022/00048/MINFHO.
1 Wadleys Road Olton Solihull B91 1JJ
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02661/MINFHO
Single storey front/rear extension. Two storey side and rear extension, internal alterations and refurbishment.
30 Thurlston Avenue Solihull B92 7NY
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02663/MINFHO
Erection of new outbuilding. Maximum 3m tall.
8 Minster Close Knowle Solihull B93 9LZ
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02664/ADV
Erect 2 No. illuminated flex box signs, 2 No. non-illuminated aluminium post mounted signs, 2 No. non-illuminated steel post mounted signs, and 4 No. non-illuminated aluminium directional signs.
Iac Uk Elmond Trading Estate Bickenhill Lane Marstons Green B37 7HE
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02665/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Construction of a railway overbridge incorporating a dormouse truss (Footpath M214 Overbridge) and ancillary works including: Engineering earthworks to alter ground level on the approaches to the overbridge, supporting the vertical realignment of Footpath M214; maintenance access staircases below the overbridge with associated handrails; provision of two concrete benches; and permanent boundary fencing.
Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common
Received 31 Oct 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02666/TPO
T32 - Oak tree - 3m crown reduction, to negate the conflict with the building. T33 - Birch tree, crown lift branches to 3 metres that are leaning on summerhouse.
12 Meadow Pleck Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1SN
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02667/MINFHO
Single storey forward front extension of garage to lounge. Single storey rear extension and flat roof dormer.
75 Ferndown Road Solihull B91 2AX
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02672/DIS
Discharge condition 6 (Verification Report) following planning approval PL/2022/01660/PPRM dated 24/11/2023.
Land Rear Of 86 Meriden Road Hampton In Arden Solihull
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02673/MINFHO
Render to existing external brick walls.
67 Bills Lane Shirley Solihull B90 2PE
Received 6 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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