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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 dates6,617Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,819 approved or refused records
637Refused applications
5,182 approved · 637 refused · 173 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/01267/PPFL
Erection of 8 semi-detached dwellings.
Storage Land Rear Of 214 Cooks Lane Kingshurst Solihull
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01268/VAR
Application to remove condition number 3 on planning approval 1973/2639 dated 10.01.1974 for extension to dining room and hall. Namely: To reinstate permitted development rights.
4 Vicarage Road Dorridge Solihull B94 6PS
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01269/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
63 Links Drive Solihull B91 2DJ
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01270/MINFHO
Single storey side and rear extension and raising of existing garage roof.
25 Bronte Farm Road Shirley Solihull B90 3DE
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01271/MINFHO
Timber frame garden office built off a concrete base at the end of the garden.
262 Creynolds Lane Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4ET
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01272/MINFHO
Two storey rear extension. Render to all elevations. Replacement of roof tiles. Enlargement of existing porch and addition of canopy.
38 Woodchester Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8EW
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01273/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
9 Priors Close Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FJ
Received 30 Jun 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01278/PN
Prior notification for the installation of a 17.5 metre high monopole supporting 6 No. antennas and 2 No. transmission dishes, 2 No. equipment cabinets, and ancillary development thereto.
Telecommunications Mast 30859900 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01279/MINFHO
Rear kitchen extension and internal alterations.
165 Lugtrout Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B91 2RU
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01280/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension projecting 3850mm from the rear elevation.
3 Burgess Croft Solihull B92 0QJ
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01281/MINFHO
First floor side extensions and single storey rear extension.
79 Kingslea Road Shirley Solihull B91 1TJ
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01282/DIS
Proposed discharge of conditions 4 (Parking Management Strategy) and 5 (Monitoring of Car Parking) of planning approval PL/2024/00150/PPFL.
Unit 3 44 Brambles Crescent Blythe Valley Park Shirley Solihull B90 8DJ
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01283/MINFHO
Two story side extension.
9 Norgrave Road Elmdon Solihull B92 9JH
Received 1 Jul 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01284/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.
44 Mullensgrove Road Kingshurst Solihull B37 6LG
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01285/TPO
Fell wellingtonia tree T1.
120 Chester Road Solihull B36 0AG
Received 1 Jul 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01286/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear kitchen diner extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
89 Cropthorne Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JL
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01287/NONMC
Non-material amendment for the removal of the EV substation feeder pillar, battery storage & service vehicle access previously located in the southern part of the site, following planning approval PL/2024/01817/PPFL.
Car Park 6 Jetstream Road Birmingham Airport Solihull
Received 24 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01288/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey ground floor rear extension. Installation of 2 No. obscure glazed top hung windows at first floor in side elevation.
429 Streetsbrook Road Solihull B91 1RE
Received 1 Jul 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01289/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 11/04/2024 reference PL/2024/00324/MINFHO for: Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey rear extension (Resubmission of PL/2022/02396/MINFHO). Namely: To amend 4 panel bi-folding doors to a 3 panel system in wood.
33 Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AF
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01290/MINFHO
Single storey rear and side extension.
12 Pathlow Crescent Shirley Solihull B90 2PS
Received 1 Jul 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01291/TPO
T1 Ash tree crown reduce by 20%, to suitable growth points to maintain the size of tree to the garden and proximity to the house.
22 Speedwell Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AU
Received 1 Jul 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01292/TCA
Fell 1 No. rowan tree (Tree 1). Cut back basal epicormic growth on 1 No. sycamore tree (Tree 4). Reduce height, by 3 metres, and remove deadwood on 2 No. cypress trees (Tree 5). Fell and remove stump 1 No. dying pear tree (Tree 7). Sever ivy on 1 No. sycamore tree (Tree 9). Reduce crown, by 3m away from building, on 1 No. oak tree (Tree 10). Repollard to previous pollard points, (Approximately 7 to 8m) 1 No. oak tree (Tree 13). Remove dead holly stem at base of sycamore tree (Tree 17). Remove dead holly stem at base of ash tree (Tree 18). Sever ivy at base of sycamore tree (Tree 20). Reduce height, by 2m, of 1 No. Norway spruce tree (Tree 21).
St Margarets Court Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7DZ
Received 1 Jul 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01293/TPO
T11 - Lime tree crown reduction of 3-5 metres, crown lift to 8.5 metres and crown thinning of 30%. T13 - Sycamore tree crown reduction of 1-3 metres, crown lift to 8.5 metres and crown thinning of 30%. T14 - Horse chestnut tree crown reduction of 1-3 metres, crown lift to 8.5 metres and crown thinning of 30%.
3 Leverton Gate Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1UN
Received 2 Jul 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01294/MINFHO
Single storey kitchen extension and part garage conversion.
8 Rochford Court Monkspath Solihull B90 4XJ
Received 2 Jul 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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