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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 dates6,527Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,732 approved or refused records
627Refused applications
5,105 approved · 627 refused · 170 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Nov 2019 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedPL/2025/00378/LBC
Listed building consent for various internal alterations to Diddington Hall to allow for its continued use as a SEN school, including the creation of a new external window and louvred vents.
Diddington Hall Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7HQ
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00379/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3-Materials; 5-CMS; 6-Tree Barriers; 7-Landscape,10-Boundary Treatments;,11-Drainage; 12-Levels;14-CEMP; 15-Combined Ecological and Landscape Scheme; 16-Drainage of approved Planning application PL/2023/02639/PPFL-Redesign of new dwelling - Plot 2 of planning approval PL/2020/03062/PPFL- Demolition of existing house and replacement with two new houses, including landscaping works, filling in former pond and provision of new access. Approved on 30-11-21.
83 Lovelace Avenue Solihull B91 3JR
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00380/MINFHO
Single storey front/side/rear extensions, two storey side extension and outbuilding.
8 The Pines Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4JS
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00381/VAR
Variation of Condition No. 1 (Plans) following planning approval dated 11.08.2023 reference PL/2023/00467/MINFHO for demolition of existing garage and construction of 3 No. outbuildings (2 No. annexes & 3 No. bay garage) & modification to existing site entrance and installation of 2 No. gates to both the front and rear of the site (Following planning application PL/2022/02077/MINFHO). Namely: Alterations to outbuilding 3.
17 Chester Road Solihull B36 9DA
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00382/LBC
Listed building consent to repair/replace internal stairs.
17 Chester Road Solihull B36 9DA
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00383/MINFHO
Ground floor kitchen extension plus loft conversion to form fourth bedroom.
48 Lyndon Road Solihull B92 7RQ
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00384/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning permission PL/2024/00288/MINFOT.
Land Adjacent Tudor Grange Leisure Centre Blossomfield Road Solihull
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00385/PPFL
Erection of storage shed for secure material storage.
Existing Builders Merchants Storage Yard Land Adjacent Shirley Train Station Haslucks Green Road Shirley B90 2NG
Received 28 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00386/PN
Prior notification for an open-fronted barn with storage and hay loft.
Fen End House Fen End Road Fen End Solihull CV8 1NS
Received 28 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00387/PN
Prior notification for the installation of 25m high Swann lattice tower, along with 6 No. antennas, 2 No. dishes, 2 No. cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
Telecommunications Mast 30811400 Bickenhill Road Marston Green Solihull
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00388/MINFHO
Single storey front porch. New roof over existing front bay window. Single storey side extension. Single storey rear extension.
94 Damson Lane Solihull B92 9JS
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00389/MINFHO
Single storey rear extensions and garage conversion.
4 Hollings Grove Hillfield Solihull B91 3UH
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00390/MINFHO
Ground floor rear extension and front porch.
2190 Stratford Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6NU
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00391/MINFHO
Part single storey extension and part two storey side and rear extension, with garage conversion and pitched canopy to the front.
63 Willow Road Shirley Solihull B91 1UF
Received 3 Mar 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00392/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 7.7m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
Priorsgate 100 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00393/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 15/01/2024 reference PL/2023/02544/PPFL for an extension to existing first floor balcony of the clubhouse and inclusion of new trolley store at ground floor level. Namely: For ground floor double doorways on north west and south east walls omitted, trolley store to be separated into 3 spaces, each with single doorway and full height glazing on front/south west elevation, staircases altered.
Robin Hood Golf Club St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7DJ
Received 28 Feb 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00394/PNCUDW
Prior notification for a change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling.
Wood End Farm Fillongley Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7HU
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00395/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High-Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Engineering earthworks for the creation of a railway embankment (Diddington Lane Embankment); and for the realignment of Shadow Brook watercourse. Construction of culvert headwalls for Shadow Brook Bridleway Culvert; construction of Shadow Brook Underbridge. Ancillary works including: Earthworks to support Public Right of Way realignment and bridleway provision, to form maintenance access tracks (MATs); earthworks to form drainage ditches, swales, a balancing pond, a replacement flood storage (RFS) area, and 34 minor headwalls associated with drainage ditches and pipes; earthworks for the accommodation of a GSMR compound and provision of road vehicle parking and turning areas; landscaping earthworks for the formation of landscaping bunds at the southern end of the embankment; and location of an equestrian gate, permanent security fencing, boundary fencing, ecological fencing, vehicle restraining systems (VRS), and noise barriers.
Land Intersecting Diddington Lane And Shadow Brook, To The South Of Pasture Farm, Also Known As Hampton Hill Farmhouse
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00397/MINFHO
Single storey extensions to front and rear with garage conversion.
65 Radbourne Road Shirley Solihull B90 3RR
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00398/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising the construction of a motorway box structure (M42 Box Structure) and approach spans to both the north and south of the box structure, ancillary works including alterations to M42 motorway, earthworks to regrade land below and immediately adjacent to the M42 Motorway box and its associated structures, maintenance access stairs, handrails, and location of vehicle restraint barriers.
Land Intersecting The M42 Motorway To The East Of Solihull Parkway And West Of A446
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00399/TPO
1 No. oak tree - Crown reduction to previous pruning points (reduce by approximately 1m), on right hand boundary of property to historic pruning points.
54 Barford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3QR
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00400/PPFL
Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of a detached 4 bedroom dwelling (C3) and associated drainage infrastructure.
1 Shelly Lane Monkspath Solihull B90 4EJ
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00401/PPFL
Demolition of a pair of dwellings and erection of 2 No. detached dwellings.
Olton Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 0BN
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00402/PPFL
Demolition of a single storey dwelling, and the erection of 4 No. dwellings with associated parking, access remains as existing.
The Gate House Dickens Heath Road Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QN
Received 3 Mar 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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