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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 dates
6,552Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,756 approved or refused records
632Refused applications

5,124 approved · 632 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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  1. DecidedPL/2025/00648/MINFHO

    Part two storey, part single storey front extension and two storey rear extension.

    92 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BS

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedPL/2025/00651/MINFHO

    Ground floor rear w.c. extension (Resubmission of planning application PL/2024/01528/MINFHO).

    42 Lugtrout Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B91 2SB

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  3. DecidedPL/2025/00652/DIS

    Discharge conditions Nos. 8 (Construction Management Plan), and 10 (Tree Protection) on planning approval PL/2020/02435/MINFDW dated 19.05.2022 for the development of 5 No. houses with associated roads, parking and landscape areas.

    Land Off Anglesey Avenue Smiths Wood Solihull

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedPL/2025/00653/MINFHO

    Two storey and single storey side and rear extensions.

    45 Willowbank Road Knowle Solihull B93 9QU

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedPL/2025/00654/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension.

    15 Kingshurst Road Shirley Solihull B90 2QP

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedPL/2025/00655/MINFHO

    Single storey side extension.

    Greenacre Shirley Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LE

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedPL/2025/00656/MINFHO

    Replacement of the existing detached garage block with a new detached garage block with habitable room above.

    Benton House Benton Green Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AX

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  8. DecidedPL/2025/00657/MINFHO

    Removal of existing rear conservatory. Single storey rear extension. Roof changes to the existing side passageway configuration.

    268 Widney Lane Solihull B91 3JY

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedPL/2025/00658/PPFL

    Conversion and extension of existing agricultural buildings, with partial demolition to form volume offset for 3 No. dwellings.

    Fen End Farm Oldwich Lane East Fen End Solihull CV8 1NR

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  10. DecidedPL/2025/00659/PPFL

    Removal of existing glazed door and replacement with fixed glazed panel.

    Poplar Arcade Touchwood Solihull Homer Road Solihull B91 3GJ

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  11. DecidedPL/2025/00660/DIS

    Discharge condition No. 3 (materials - roof tiles) on planning approval PL/2024/02811/MINFHO dated 21/01/2025 for the erection of a detached two bay oak-framed garage.

    39 Dove House Lane Solihull B91 2HA

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  12. Awaiting decisionPL/2025/00661/PPOL

    Outline planning application for the erection of up to 450 dwellings (Class C) including affordable housing (40%) and custom and self-build homes, 2 No. vehicular accesses off Bills Lane and associated development including SUDS and BNG/open space.

    Wood Farm Bills Lane Shirley Solihull B90 2PP

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  13. DecidedPL/2025/00662/TCA

    Pollard mature ash tree in grounds of church by approximately 8m, tree has previously dropped large limbs and there is concern due to proximity of church.

    St Lawrence's Church Church Lane Meriden Solihull

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedPL/2025/00663/MINFHO

    Single storey extensions to front and rear. Part first floor and part two storey extensions to rear. Outbuilding to side with canopy roof.

    39 Stonebow Avenue Hillfield Solihull B91 3UP

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  15. DecidedPL/2025/00664/MINFHO

    New entrance gable, two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, loft conversion, fenestration alterations, render of existing brickwork and alterations to boundary wall.

    39 Alder Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7DZ

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedPL/2025/00665/MINFHO

    Retrospective application for a 6ft feather-board boundary fence inside the existing boundary wall.

    2 Eden Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9DX

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  17. DecidedPL/2025/00666/MINFHO

    Single storey front extension with mono-pitch roof and gable over new porch. Two storey side and rear extension.

    10 Hallcroft Way Knowle Solihull B93 9ET

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  18. DecidedPL/2025/00667/PPFL

    Erect new replacement dwelling.

    133 Chester Road Solihull B36 0AE

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  19. DecidedPL/2025/00668/MINFHO

    Conversion of existing garage with habitable space and change of front garage door to window.

    15 Bowbrook Avenue Monkspath Solihull B90 4UY

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  20. DecidedPL/2025/00669/TCA

    Crown Reduction of 10ft to 15ft on 2 No. Ash trees. Fell 1 No. Ash tree in rear garden.

    134 Lodge Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HF

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  21. DecidedPL/2025/00670/PPFL

    Change the use of a dwelling (C3) to a children's home (C2) for up to two children, with a manager and two carers, who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis.

    109 Lode Lane Solihull B91 2HH

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedPL/2025/00671/MINFHO

    Ground floor rear extension and internal alterations.

    37 Sandhills Crescent Hillfield Solihull B91 3UE

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  23. DecidedPL/2025/00672/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension and new front canopy to replace existing porch.

    169 Tilehouse Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9EB

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  24. DecidedPL/2025/00673/CLOPUD

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer.

    169 Tilehouse Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9EB

    Received 31 Mar 2025

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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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