Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,216 approved · 641 refused · 176 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Fore 1 Huskisson Way Shirley Solihull B90 4SS
Received 28 Nov 2025Oddicombe Back Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LD
Received 28 Nov 202527 Blythe Way Solihull B91 3EY
Received 28 Nov 202526 Bonneville Close Millisons Wood Solihull CV5 9QH
Received 28 Nov 2025Hawk Field Coventry Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AZ
Received 28 Nov 20259 Silhill Hall Road Solihull B91 1JX
Received 28 Nov 202512 Felton Grove Hillfield Solihull B91 3GD
Received 1 Dec 202539 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AX
Received 1 Dec 202530 Fieldon Close Shirley Solihull B90 3EA
Received 1 Dec 2025O Neills Poplar Road Solihull B91 3AB
Received 1 Dec 2025Land Rear Of 32 Creynolds Lane Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4ER
Received 1 Dec 202530 Fernhill Road Olton Solihull B92 7RT
Received 1 Dec 202520 Union Road Solihull B91 3EF
Received 2 Dec 202524 Heathcote Avenue Solihull B91 1QL
Received 2 Dec 2025Camp Hill Rugby Club 119 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2EF
Received 2 Dec 202530 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BB
Received 2 Dec 202543 Elmfield Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0HN
Received 3 Dec 202517 Hazeltree Grove Dorridge Solihull B93 8HL
Received 3 Dec 202512 Doveridge Close Olton Solihull B91 1ED
Received 3 Dec 2025Unit 46 Elmdon Trading Estate Bickenhill Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7HE
Received 3 Dec 2025Elmdon 3.2 Prologis Progress Way Marston Green Solihull B40 1AB
Received 3 Dec 2025Land Off Truggist Lane Berkswell Solihull
Received 27 Nov 2025Land At Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Received 18 Nov 202527 Highwood Avenue Olton Solihull B92 8QY
Received 27 Nov 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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