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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
6,562Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,764 approved or refused records
633Refused applications

5,131 approved · 633 refused · 173 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.

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

  1. DecidedPL/2025/00729/TCA

    Reduce the height of 4 conifer trees by 4 metres, these trees are on the boundary between 790 & 788 Warwick Road. Reduce the height of 6 conifer trees in the end of garden by 4 metres. Prune a silver birch tree's overhanging branches.

    790 Warwick Road St Alphege Solihull B91 3EL

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  2. DecidedPL/2025/00731/MINFHO

    Demolition of single storey external store to side and construction of single storey rear extension and two storey side extension.

    209 Widney Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9BP

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  3. DecidedPL/2025/00732/MINFHO

    Erection of detached single storey garage.

    1718 Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HU

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  4. DecidedPL/2025/00733/CLOPUD

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed for garage conversion into bathroom and living area.

    3 Brentford Road Shirley Solihull B91 1UP

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  5. UnknownPL/2025/00734/PNH

    Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 4.5m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.

    11 Barnard Close Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 7SS

    Received 3 Apr 2025
  6. DecidedPL/2025/00736/TPO

    T2 lime tree - Crown reduction by <2.5m, T5 Lime tree - Crown reduction by <3m and crown lift to 5m (Specific branches marked within appendix A Fig 4).

    73 Glascote Close Shirley Solihull B90 2TA

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  7. DecidedPL/2025/00737/CLOPUD

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed ground floor single storey rear extension.

    2206 Stratford Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6NU

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  8. DecidedPL/2025/00738/PPFL

    New self-build with one custom build dwelling. Village infill within existing residential curtilage.

    Meadow View 1A Oldwich Lane West Chadwick End Solihull B93 0BQ

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  9. DecidedPL/2025/00739/CLEUD

    Certificate of lawful development for existing use of 1 Coppice Close for C2 usage for over 10 years. Provision of children's home facility for small numbers (up to 3) of looked after children.

    1 Coppice Close Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4HX

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  10. DecidedPL/2025/00741/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, garage conversion, new front porch with a revised entrance and reconfiguration of the driveway.

    63 Newton Road Knowle Solihull B93 9HN

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedPL/2025/00742/TPO

    Removal of Ash tree T1 that appears to be in poor health and gradual decline (Tree is heavily entangled within the overhead power cables).

    Zinc House Bickenhill Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B92 0DE

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  12. DecidedPL/2025/00743/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 6 (cycle parking/storage facilities), 7 (storage of refuse) and 11 (boundary treatment) on planning approval PL/2023/02645/PPFL dated 29.02.2024 for Amendments to the design of PL/2022/02560/PPFL (conversion of traditional agricultural building).

    Home Farm Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0AB

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedPL/2025/00744/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension and associated internal alterations.

    42 Kingslea Road Shirley Solihull B91 1TP

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  14. DecidedPL/2025/00745/TCA

    Remove hedgerow in rear garden and remove 1 x cherry tree in front garden.

    26 Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HT

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  15. DecidedPL/2025/00746/TPO

    Oak tree crown reduction down to an intended height of 30ft and a crown thinning of 30 percent.

    141 Stanway Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JQ

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  16. DecidedPL/2025/00747/TPO

    2 No. oak trees - 6 No. lateral limb reductions, overhanging boundary, by up to 5ft.

    10 Rushbury Close Shirley Solihull B90 3LD

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  17. DecidedPL/2025/00748/TPO

    4 No. Conifer trees and 1 No. Holly - Crown reduction leaving an intended height of 20ft.

    9 Rushbury Close Shirley Solihull B90 3LD

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  18. DecidedPL/2025/00755/MINFHO

    Removal of existing conservatory. Rear single storey extension to provide enlarged kitchen/dining accommodation and study.

    10 Greyhurst Croft Hillfield Solihull B91 3JT

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedPL/2025/00756/TPO

    Remove Oak trees T59 and T60, protected by TPO/00392, due to decline and poor structural form.

    69 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedPL/2025/00757/MINFHO

    Part two storey, part single storey extension.

    63 Eden Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9DS

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  21. DecidedPL/2025/00758/PPFL

    The installation of a multifunctional communication hub including defibrillator and advertisement display.

    Pavement O/S Unit 2B Parkgate, Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3GG

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  22. DecidedPL/2025/00759/ADV

    Advertisement integrated into communication hub unit and comprising an LCD portrait screen that will be used to show static illuminated content that is remotely changed via a secure ISDN line to the communication device.

    Pavement O/S Unit 2B Parkgate, Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3GG

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedPL/2025/00760/PPFL

    The installation of a multifunctional communication hub including defibrillator and advertisement display.

    Pavement O/S 61 High Street Solihull B91 3SW

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  24. DecidedPL/2025/00761/ADV

    Advertisement integrated into communication hub unit and comprising an LCD portrait screen that will be used to show static illuminated content that is remotely changed via a secure ISDN line to the communication device.

    Pavement O/S 61 High Street Solihull B91 3SW

    Received 9 Apr 2025

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