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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 dates5,986Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,226 approved or refused records
556Refused applications
4,670 approved · 556 refused · 150 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/2025/00202/VAR
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 01/08/2024 reference PL/2024/00888/MINFHO for a first floor and ground floor rear extensions, single storey front and side extensions and new detached outbuilding/gym/playroom. Namely: Amendments to front elevation to include full render.
29 Browns Coppice Avenue Solihull B91 1PL
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00203/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 3 (Materials), 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 6 (surface water runoff) and 7 (Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan) following planning approval PL/2024/00149/PPFL dated 05.12.2024 for Full planning permission for the erection of a 2 storey apartment block containing 4 no. unit care leavers accommodation and associated landscaping
Alexandra Court Hillborough Road Olton Solihull B27 6PF
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00204/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer.
152 Cropthorne Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JJ
Received 3 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00205/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension with flat roof measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3.9m at the eaves.
Greenacre Shirley Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LE
Received 31 Jan 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00206/PNCEC3
Prior notification for a change of use of the front part of the first floor to form 2 No. residential units.
First Floor Unit 1 15 - 19 High Street Solihull B91 3SJ
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00207/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission (or other Schedule 17 consent type) under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Engineering earthworks associated with the site for an Auto Transformer Feeder Station (ATFS); earthworks to form land drainage ditches; earthworks to form a maintenance access track; landscape earthworks; culvert headwalls and wingwalls; provision of two road vehicle parks; and location of permanent security and boundary fencing.
Land South East Of Berkswell Sub Station And 35M South West Of Hodgetts Lane.
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00208/DIS
Original application - PL/2023/02084/TPO Discharge of conditions 2 - Replace with a silver birch 'betula'
3 Craven Heights Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BB
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00209/TPO
Oak Tree T1- Reduce back 4-5 metres on garden/house side. Oak tree T2 - Reduce back 4-5 metres on garden side
235 Mill Lane Bentley Heath Solihull B93 8NU
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00210/MINFHO
Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions, single storey front extension and loft conversion with rear dormer (Resubmission of PL/2024/01634/MINFHO).
24 Farnworth Grove Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9JA
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00211/TCA
1 No. silver birch tree - Crown reduction of 1.88 metres of growth from around the lateral perimeter of the tree and removing 3.73 metres of growth from the top of the tree.
23 Bellemere Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AN
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00212/MINFHO
Single storey side/rear extension, front extension with new front gable with changes to the external appearance and minor internal alterations.
3 Exhall Close Shirley Solihull B91 1YU
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00213/MINFHO
Extend dormer and change flat roof to pitched roof. Full height 3.5m maximum external pitched roof.
4 Monwood Grove Solihull B91 1PB
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00216/MINFHO
Single storey front and rear extensions and two storey side extension and loft space conversion with rear dormer.
43 School Road Shirley Solihull B90 2BB
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00217/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey side extension and front porch.
Greenacre Shirley Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LE
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00221/TPO
T1 walnut tree - Crown reduce top by approximately 3m to suitable lateral limb on the main stem below decaying wood. Extending limb to the north reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points. Limb to the west reduce by 2m to suitable growth points. Reduce remaining crown by 1-2m to shape.
9 Tait Croft Solihull B92 9QW
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00222/TCA
Fell 1 Leylandi tree.
792 Warwick Road St Alphege Solihull B91 3EL
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00223/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension and erection of new build garage for storage purposes.
11 Elford Grove Marston Green Solihull B37 7RN
Received 4 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00225/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 5.5m from beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.4m at the eaves.
36 Lyndon Road Solihull B92 7RQ
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00226/MINFHO
Retrospective consent for a single storey detached rear outbuilding
204 Bills Lane Shirley Solihull B90 2PJ
Received 5 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00227/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 7m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.9m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
19 Pastures Drive Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1US
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00228/MINFHO
Single and two storey side and rear extension with single storey garage to side.
77 Hawthorne Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0HJ
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00229/MINFHO
First floor extension.
9 Grendon Road Olton Solihull B92 7EL
Received 5 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00230/MINFHO
Two single storey rear extensions
The Potting Shed Smiths Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9AD
Received 5 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00232/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
25 Valley Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9AA
Received 5 Feb 2025
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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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