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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 dates5,933Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,181 approved or refused records
553Refused applications
4,628 approved · 553 refused · 145 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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More application records
- DecidedPL/2024/02909/VAR
Variation of condition No. 2 (Plan numbers) on planning application PL/2023/02423/PPFL approved on appeal reference APP/Q4625/W/24/3340070 dated 10th October 2024 for conversion and change of use of a domestic outbuilding to a dwelling house, with minor alterations and an infill extension, and change of use of land by stable buildings to form part of the associated garden. Namely: Minor amendments to the external appearance of the building and to the internal arrangement.
Carol Lodge Truggist Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BX
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02910/TCA
Reduce height of conifer tree T1 by approximately 6-7m.
16 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BB
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02911/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension and single storey front and rear extensions
Brantwood Waste Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7GG
Received 10 Dec 2024 - UnknownPL/2024/02912/PPOL
Erection of dwelling at the rear of 232 Streetsbrook Road, with access from Ashlawn Crescent.
232 Streetsbrook Road Solihull B91 1HF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02913/MINFHO
Ground floor pitched roof rear extension.
6 Silesbourne Close Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9ST
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02914/MINFHO
Part two storey, part single storey side & rear extensions and loft conversion with rear dormer.
424 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4AQ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02916/MINFHO
Two storey side/rear/front extensions and loft storage.
184 Solihull Road Shirley Solihull B90 3LG
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02917/DIS
Discharge condition No. 5 (LEMP) following planning approval PL/2021/01452/PPFL for extensions to provide additional hotel accommodation in connection with existing Hogarths Hotel.
Hogarths Hotel Four Ashes Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8QE
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02918/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
57 Landor Road Knowle Solihull B93 9JA
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02919/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion.
6 Thornton Road Monkspath Solihull B90 4TS
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02920/MINFHO
Ground floor front extension.
282 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B92 7AF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02921/PPFL
Single storey rear office extension & internal alterations.
9 Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HL
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02922/MINFHO
Garage conversion, including roof height increase.
34 Cherwell Drive Smiths Wood Solihull B36 0SS
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02924/MINFHO
Two storey rear extension with single storey lean to glazed canopy and insertion of glazed lantern in car port roof.
62 Purnells Way Knowle Solihull B93 9EE
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02925/PPFL
Demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling.
163 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BN
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/02926/PPOL
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for phased residential development including affordable housing and self-build homes (Class C3); a care or retirement home (Class C2); a primary school (Class F1); retail and commercial uses (Classes F2 and E); vehicular access from Dog Kennel Lane and Tanworth Lane; public open space; and associated infrastructure.
Land South Of Dog Kennel Lane Shirley Solihull
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02927/PPFL
Replacement marquee storage facility and vehicle chassis storage area extension.
Whale Tankers Ravenshaw Solihull B91 2SU
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02928/VAR
Variation of condition No. 1 (Plan numbers) following planning approval PL/2023/02647/PPFL dated 16/07/2024 for change of use of barn, together with the addition of extensions (Previously approved under PL/2015/51111/PPFL, PL/2017/02826/PPFL and PL/2020/01647/PPFL). Namely: Extend the footprint of the rear extension to the barn, change in the external appearance of the extension so that it replicates the detail and style of the historic barn wing by using an oak frame and brick noggins structure rather than timber cladding, the installation of solar panels in a recessed section of the flat roof, a small reduction modification to the glass roof section of the historic barn and approved utility/boot room and to remove the external timber over-cladding from the eastern wall & southern gable of the historic barn, to reveal the original oak frame and brick noggins to public view.
Barn Barretts Lane Farm Barretts Lane Balsall Common Solihull
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02929/VAR
Variation of condition No. 1 (plan numbers) following listed building consent PL/2023/02648/LBC dated 16.07.2024 for listed building consent for change of use of barn, together with the addition of extensions (Previously approved under PL/2015/51111/PPFL, PL/2017/02826/PPFL and PL/2020/01647/PPFL). Namely: Extend the footprint of the rear extension to the barn, change in the external appearance of the extension so that it replicates the detail and style of the historic barn wing by using an oak frame and brick noggins structure rather than timber cladding, the installation of solar panels in a recessed section of the flat roof, a small reduction modification to the glass roof section of the historic barn and approved utility/boot room and to remove the external timber over-cladding from the eastern wall & southern gable of the historic barn, to reveal the original oak frame and brick noggins to public view.
Barn Barretts Lane Farm Barretts Lane Balsall Common Solihull
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02930/MINFHO
Single storey rear kitchen/dining extension and replacement of boundary wall with fence line.
27 Alderminster Road Hillfield Solihull B91 3YT
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decisionPL/2024/02934/PPFL
The installation of a temporary building to provide accommodation for elements of the school administration, together with limited enabling external works.
Arden Academy Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0PT
Received 13 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02935/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed side extension.
14 Ken Wilkinson Drive Blythe Valley Park Shirley Solihull B90 8DD
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02936/MINFHO
Two storey side extension.
204 Bills Lane Shirley Solihull B90 2PJ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedPL/2024/02937/MINFHO
Erect access gates and boundary wall.
81 Blue Lake Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BH
Received 16 Dec 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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