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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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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

6,555Searchable applications

467Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 5,759 approved or refused records

633Refused applications

5,126 approved · 633 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

DecidedPL/2025/00702/NONMC
Non-material amendment for change in eaves height, change to internal ceiling level and adjustment to building levels following planning approval PL/2024/00064/MINFHO.
65 Lovelace Avenue Solihull B91 3JR
Received 24 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00703/ADV
Installation of 1 x sign written welcome letters, 1 x door plaque and 1 x wall mounted Correx sign.
The Red Lion 1672 High Street Knowle Solihull B93 0LY
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00704/NONMC
Non-material amendment to change window/door frames from white upvc to black aluminium, proposed and existing frontage and return changed from brickwork to white render, plus include render and aluminium windows based on similar properties on the road having similar materials present following planning approval PL/2024/00947/MINFHO.
14 Browns Coppice Avenue Solihull B91 1PL
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00705/MINFHO
Single storey side extension.
20 Woodrow Crescent Knowle Solihull B93 9EF
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00706/NONMC
Non-material amendment following planning approval PL/2020/02575/MINFHO dated 8.9.2022 for front and side extension to include an increase in height to form additional floor to form new first floor to existing bungalow. Namely: change of size and elevation and skylights to side Utility room.
12 Woodside Way Solihull B91 1HB
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00708/NONMC
Non-material amendment following planning approval PL/2024/02309/MINFHO dated 20.11.2024 for single storey rear extension. Namely: for external skin of cavity wall to be constructed from concrete block work with a rendered finish.
12 Billingham Close Hillfield Solihull B91 3UQ
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00709/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 24/10/2024 reference PL/2024/01828/MINFHO for a first floor side extension above existing garage. Namely: Changes to bi-folding doors and window to rear elevation; removal of 1 No. proposed ground floor window to side elevation; adding a first floor proposed window to side elevation and adding an en-suite internally to a first floor bedroom.
6 Timberlake Close Monkspath Solihull B90 4YT
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00710/MINFHO
Ground floor rear extension to form dayroom.
19 Cedar Wood Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7DS
Received 28 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00711/MINFHO
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension.
6 Foxcote Drive Shirley Solihull B90 4PP
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00712/MINFHO
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and single storey front extension to porch and garage.
57 Moreton Road Shirley Solihull B90 3EH
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00713/NONMC
Non-material amendment following planning approval PL/2025/00106/MINFHO dated 4.3.2025 for first floor side extension, single storey rear extension, garage conversion and porch redesign. Namely: for changes to the external finish of the house such as render, roof, cladding, fascia board, soffit and gutter; the current wall of the garage needs structural improvement and the finish will need to be covered, therefore render is introduced, finalisation of the materials prior to commencement has also been considered.
458 Station Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8HB
Received 1 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00714/MINFHO
Installation of a pitched roof running off the existing garage, with a maximum height of less than three metres. Installation of a small porch under part of the pitched roof.
6 Cheedon Close Dorridge Solihull B93 8RJ
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00715/TPO
Beech tree T1 - 20-30% crown reduction and 4m crown lift.
16 Apsley Grove Dorridge Solihull B93 8QP
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00716/TPO
Remove some lower branches on cypress tree (T7) to raise the canopy to 9.56 metres from ground to lowest branches.
30 Longdon Croft Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 9LJ
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00717/NONMC
Non-material amendment for the addition of a toilet and en suite on the second floor following planning approval PL/2022/00940/PPFL.
336 Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1TF
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00718/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 8 (Highways) parts a, b, d & e and 24 (Drainage) following planning appeal APP/Q4625/W/21/3275290 in relation to planning application PL/2015/51409/PPOL.
Proposed Motorway Service Area Solihull Road Hampton In Arden Solihull
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00719/LBC
Listed building consent for the installation of 1 x sign written welcome letters, 1 x door plaque and 1 x wall mounted Correx sign and repainting to render.
The Red Lion 1672 High Street Knowle Solihull B93 0LY
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00720/MINFHO
Demolition of existing glazed porch with erection of new porch and study, part conversion of existing garage and amendments to fenestration.
22 Edstone Close Dorridge Solihull B93 8DP
Received 4 Apr 2025
UnknownPL/2025/00723/EISCOP
Request for EIA Scoping Opinion for development of up to 850 dwellings including affordable housing (Use Class C3); with potential supporting uses including a care/retirement home accommodation (Use Class C2); food and beverage use (Use Class E(b)); and local convenience store (Use Class F2(a)); flood alleviation measures; public open space; and associated infrastructure.
Land South Of Norton Lane, Tidbury Green
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00724/PPFL
Demolition of existing spectator stand. Erection of replacement stand with accessible provisions.
Silhillians Sports And Conference Centre Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 9LW
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00725/VAR
Variation of Condition No.1 (Plans) of planning permission dated 30.10.2024 reference PL/2024/01505/MINFHO for a two storey side extension. Namely: Alterations to fenestration.
293 High Street Solihull Lodge Solihull B90 1JW
Received 7 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00726/PPTREE
Crown reduce yew trees T1 and T2 by 3 feet to shape the trees. T3 dead tree in hedgerow, adjacent to the house, remove. The tree is long dead, clad in ivy and likely to fall into the road (Kixley Lane).
16 Kixley Lane Knowle Solihull B93 0JG
Received 7 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00727/MINFHO
First floor side extension above existing garage/laundry room/wet room.
3 Kingsland Drive Dorridge Solihull B93 8SP
Received 7 Apr 2025
DecidedPL/2025/00728/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed garage conversion.
42 Spring Lane Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6QY
Received 7 Apr 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.

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