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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,581Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,783 approved or refused records
634Refused applications
5,149 approved · 634 refused · 173 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
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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
- UnknownPL/2025/00922/PIP
Permission in principle for the provision of up to 5 self and custom-build plots/dwellings.
Land Between 39 And 79 Earlswood Road Dorridge Solihull
Received 2 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00923/TPO
T1 - Oak tree - found in group 14 of TPO-01366 found along the highway verge of Tythe Barn Lane has a significant lean into the highway that has historically been impacted by high sided vehicles to the degree that a significant wound is present. The request is to remove the tree outright removing the threat completely for the completion by SMBC tree contractors within a suitable timescale. Due to the location not being suitable for a replacement heavy standard at a suitable site such as a park can be arranged if required.
St Philips Grammar School Old Boys Association Tythe Barn Lane Shirley Solihull B90 1PH
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decisionPL/2025/00924/PPFL
Conversion of existing listed barn into a residential dwelling, with associated parking.
Braggs Farm Braggs Farm Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1RD
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00925/LBC
Listed building consent for the conversion of an existing listed barn into a residential dwelling, with associated parking.
Braggs Farm Braggs Farm Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1RD
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00926/MINFHO
Single storey rear and side extension.
30 Brackleys Way Solihull B92 8QJ
Received 30 Apr 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00928/VAR
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission PL/2022/00790/PPFL, Change of use of the existing farmhouse, associated buildings and land from residential use to a public house/restaurant and construction of extensions and associated works (Revisions to approved scheme PL/2019/00039/PPFL), to allow material amendments to the approved scheme (amended plans).
Tidbury Green Farm Fulford Hall Road Earlswood Solihull B90 1QZ
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00929/ADV
Erect 1 Illuminated fascia signage above the entrance door and projecting sign.
6 Mill Lane Solihull B91 3AX
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00930/TPO
1 No. Copper beech tree - Crown lift to give 5m clearance above ground level, crown thinning to a maximum of 30% and crown reduction to a maximum of 30%.
32 The Crescent Solihull B91 1JR
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00931/TPO
Reduce canopy of common lime tree T145 to previous knuckles of pollard and remove all epicormic growth. Reduce canopy of common lime tree T144 to previous knuckles of pollard and remove all epicormic growth.
36 Ludworth Avenue Marston Green Solihull B37 7FS
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00932/MINFHO
Demolition of existing conservatory with new single storey rear extension.
48 Sharmans Cross Road Solihull B91 1RQ
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00933/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 3 (Repair Works) and 4 (Materials) on planning approval PL/2025/00107/PPFL dated 24.04.2025 for the refurbishment of the public house.
The Red Lion 1672 High Street Knowle Solihull B93 0LY
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00934/VAR
Amendments to planning permission PL/2023/02196/PPFL dated 28 January 2025 (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223) for installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply. Namely: Variation of conditions 2 (Drawings), 6 (External colours), 8 (Tree protection plan), 9 (Noise impact assessment) and 13 (Decommissioning) and Discharge of Condition 7 (i) (Surface water drainage).
Site 1 Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00935/PPFL
Change use of former restricted agricultural student flat to unfettered residential use incorporated into the existing Class C3 dwelling house.
Heron Bank Farm House Heron Bank Farm Spencers Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BZ
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00936/MINFHO
Ground floor porch extension and part garage conversion, first floor side bedroom extension, inclusive of internal and roof renovations, replacing flat roofs with pitched roofs above garage and render to front elevation.
Merevale 62 Balsall Street East Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FT
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00937/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension, 2.4m to the eaves, 3m in depth, 3.71m to the ridge.
10 Laurel Court Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1UN
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00938/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension.
28 Clifton Crescent Shirley Solihull B91 3LG
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00939/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed conversion of loft to bedroom, garage to room, open plan kitchen and living room.
25 Valley Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9AA
Received 25 Apr 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00940/DIS
Discharge condition No. 1 (replacement trees) on planning approval PL/2024/02404/TPO dated 18/02/2025 to fell Lawson Cypress tree (T1) and Holly tree (T2).
25 Manor Road Solihull B91 2BH
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00941/MINFHO
Extension to residential dwelling.
79 Melton Avenue Solihull B92 8HH
Received 12 May 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/00942/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
34 Dorchester Road Solihull B91 1LN
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00943/MINFHO
Side extension over garage.
22 Armstrong Drive Smiths Wood Solihull B36 9NL
Received 12 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00944/NONMC
Non-material amendment for removal and installation of flues to kitchen following planning approval PL/2020/00197/PPFL.
Tudor Grange House Blossomfield Rose Care Home Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1FN
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00945/TCA
Fell conifer tree T1 located immediately adjacent to the garage.
Baileys Lavender Hall Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BL
Received 12 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/00946/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
131 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2EF
Received 12 May 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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