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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 dates6,596Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,798 approved or refused records
634Refused applications
5,164 approved · 634 refused · 173 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Nov 2019 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
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
- DecidedPL/2025/01094/PPFL
Conversion, extension, and change of use of an existing outbuilding to a holiday let unit.
The Croft Barston Lane Barston Solihull B92 0JU
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01096/MINFHO
Demolition of existing sunroom and replacement rear single storey extension.
59 Strawberry Fields Meriden Solihull CV7 7SA
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01097/MINFHO
First floor side extension, single storey rear extension and single storey front porch/garage extension
62 Willowbank Road Knowle Solihull B93 9QX
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01098/TCA
Crown lift Ash tree, in rear garden, to 3 metres (Removal of 1 large lateral limb).
5 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AU
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01099/MINFHO
5m rear extension.
80 Cropthorne Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JN
Received 30 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01101/TCA
Fell plumb tree.
139/141 Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7EG
Received 28 May 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01102/EIASCR
Request for Screening Opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) Proposed residential development (Use Class C3) on land off Kenilworth Road, Knowle.
Land Off Kenilworth Road
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01103/MINFHO
First floor side and rear extension.
90 Mayswood Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9JB
Received 30 May 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01105/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 5m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.4m at the eaves.
209 Castle Lane Olton Solihull B92 8SW
Received 30 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01106/PPFL
Change of use for conversion of house (C3) into children's home (C2).
79 Buryfield Road Solihull B91 2DG
Received 30 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01107/PPFL
Replacement of existing metal and wooden fences with 2.43m high metal green anti-climb fences and gates.
Springfield House School Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0AJ
Received 30 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01109/TPO
Crown Reduce Oak tree T1 located at the front of the property, by 2m approximately.
12 Brockhurst Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1RG
Received 31 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01111/CLOPUD
Certificate oif lawful development for proposed 3m single storey rear extension, garage conversion and removal of internal wall.
31 Hurst Green Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 8AF
Received 1 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01112/TPO
T2 Common oak tree - Reduction in crown spread by 1 linear metre on the north quadrant, Reduction in crown spread by 1.5 linear metres on the east quadrant, Reduction in crown spread by 3-4 linear metres on the west quadrant, Reduction in crown spread by 1.5 linear metres on the south quadrant to works. No pruning wounds shall exceed 75mm in diameter. No reduction in height is required. Crown spread to be shaped so that all quadrants tie in to each other.Installation of 18 No. ground screws for pile foundation of outbuilding, within RPA of oak tree T2.
9 Boningale Way Dorridge Solihull B93 8SF
Received 1 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01113/MINFHO
Single storey extension and part conversion to existing detached garage in rear garden.
52 Beech Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1FW
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01115/MINFHO
New orangery to rear, garage conversion, loft conversion and new flat roofs to existing garage roof.
16 Fishers Drive Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QH
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01116/TPO
Tree pruning required outside of The Coplow and Maxstoke House to allow CityFibre to install overhead fibre cabling to both properties. Prune conifer trees by approximately 0.5m clearance required around circumference of the cables.
The Coplow Hampton Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7JR
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01118/PPFL
Knock through offices Nos. 4 and 6-8 to form one office. Alteration to fenestration, addition of 3 No. windows to rear elevation, brick slips to existing piers on frontage.
4 Drury Lane Solihull B91 3BD
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01119/DIS
Discharge of part 1 and 2 only of condition No. 3 -Contaminated Land following planning approval PL/2024/00615/PPFL- Full planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and structures and the erection of 8 industrial units (Use Class E (g) (iii), Class B2 and Class B8) with associated parking, landscaping and site access rearrangements Manor Nurseries, Kenilworth Road. - Approved 12-12-2024.
Manor Nurseries Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull B92 0LR
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01120/MINFHO
Two storey rear extension with internal alterations, front facade changes & extension with new porch and loft conversion.
78 Woodlea Drive Solihull B91 1PJ
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01122/MINFHO
Replacement of existing window with balcony and bi-folding doors.
The Dell Bickenhill Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B92 0DE
Received 3 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01123/MINFHO
Two storey rear extension
35 Purnells Way Knowle Solihull B93 9JN
Received 3 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01124/PPFL
Installation of 1 No. internal shop front with double doors and 4 No. external shop fronts with security shutters.
84 Chelmsley Circle Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 5TS
Received 3 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01125/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (methods, materials and timetable) PL/2022/00791/LBC dated 08.02.2023 for Listed building consent for the 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/2019/00040/LBC)
Tidbury Green Farm Fulford Hall Road Earlswood Solihull B90 1QZ
Received 3 Jun 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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