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5,131 approved · 633 refused · 173 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. DecidedPL/2025/00810/MINFHO

    Convert existing flat roof into pitched roof above existing first floor extension.

    4 Charles Road Shirley Solihull B91 1TR

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  2. UnknownPL/2025/00811/PNH

    Prior notification for a ground floor rear utility room & wc extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.05m, and measuring 2.7m at the eaves.

    18 Wardour Drive Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 7UA

    Received 10 Apr 2025
  3. DecidedPL/2025/00812/TPO

    Crown clean and thin, remove no more than 30% leaf volume on oak tree.

    8 Tyberry Close Shirley Solihull B90 2PG

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  4. DecidedPL/2025/00813/MINFDW

    Demolition of existing building and the erection of a new dwelling and outbuilding.

    3 Gipsy Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FW

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  5. DecidedPL/2025/00814/MINFHO

    Rear kitchen extension.

    168 Widney Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9BH

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  6. DecidedPL/2025/00815/CLOPUD

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

    2 Croft Down Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9BD

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  7. DecidedPL/2025/00816/PPFL

    Extension to existing building.

    Hampton Manor Shadowbrook Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0EN

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  8. DecidedPL/2025/00817/LBC

    Listed building consent for extension to existing building.

    Hampton Manor Shadowbrook Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0EN

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  9. DecidedPL/2025/00818/DIS

    Discharge condition No. 2 (planting of replacement trees) on planning approval (PL/2024/02409/TPO) dated (23.01.2025) for (Eucalyptus gunnii tree to be removed).

    138 Coleshill Road Marston Green Solihull B37 7HP

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  10. DecidedPL/2025/00819/DIS

    Discharge of conditions 9 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 12 (Great Crested Newt Mitigation) for planning approval PL/2022/02282/PPFL.

    Land Off Maxstoke Lane Meriden Solihull

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedPL/2025/00821/MINFHO

    Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and single storey front porch extension

    212 Bradford Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9AA

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  12. DecidedPL/2025/00822/PPFL

    New covered pergola to beer garden and new full length window to public house side elevation facing out to garden

    Wharf Inn 2390 Stratford Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6QT

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedPL/2025/00823/MINFHO

    Rear and side extension.

    84 Earlswood Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8RH

    Received 18 Apr 2025
  14. DecidedPL/2025/00824/MINFHO

    Demolition of existing rear kitchen extension, construction of new rear kitchen and lounge extension.

    232 Lode Lane Solihull B91 2HS

    Received 19 Apr 2025
  15. DecidedPL/2025/00825/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension (Resubmission of PL/2023/01107/MINFHO).

    21 Haslucks Croft Shirley Solihull B90 2EG

    Received 19 Apr 2025
  16. DecidedPL/2025/00827/TCA

    Three trees located in drive way: Trees 1 and 2 reduce each of them by 3 metres and lift each of them by 3 metres. Tree 3 prune.

    3 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AU

    Received 19 Apr 2025
  17. DecidedPL/2025/00828/PPFL

    Change of use from agriculture to a dog walking field, formation of a parking area, siting of a shelter, and erection of fencing.

    Muddy Paws Enclosed Field School Road Illshaw Heath Cheswick B94 6RP

    Received 19 Apr 2025
  18. UnknownPL/2025/00830/PNCUDW

    Prior notification for a change of use of 2 No. agricultural buildings to 4 No. dwellings.

    Arbour Tree Farm Warwick Road Knowle Solihull B93 0BE

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedPL/2025/00831/TPO

    Oak tree T1 - Crown lift to 5m, crown thin by 15% and remove damaged branches.

    6 Coombe Road Shirley Solihull B90 3DS

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedPL/2025/00832/TPO

    Cut back 3 lower limbs by 3.5m to previous pollard points overhanging 20 Watson Way. Cut back 1.5-2m to growth points ash tree (T22) overhanging 20 Watson Way and 1 Floyd Grove.

    Land Along Riddings Hill Balsall Common Solihull

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  21. DecidedPL/2025/00833/MINFHO

    Single storey side and rear extension and associated roof replacement works above garage & utility.

    408 Tilehouse Lane Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1PX

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  22. DecidedPL/2025/00834/DIS

    Discharge condition Nos. 3 (Materials), 6 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 8 (Bat Box), 11 (Drainage) and 12 (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 Only) (Contaminated Land) on planning approval PL/2024/02780/PPFL dated 24.02.2025 for the demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of two dwellings (semi-detached) with associated car parking and amenity space.

    Land At Heron Bank Farm Spencers Lane Berkswell Solihull

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedPL/2025/00835/MINFHO

    Two storey side/rear extension, single storey front extension to garage/porch.

    74 Elmdon Park Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9HB

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  24. Awaiting decisionPL/2025/00836/ADV

    New signs to be provided on the BMW building: 4 x new fascia signs, and new signs to be provided on the Mini building: 1 x fascia sign, 1 x dealer name sign, 1 New entrance sign.

    120 Highlands Road Shirley Solihull B90 4NU

    Received 22 Apr 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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