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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.
5,221 approved · 642 refused · 176 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
A45 Coventry Road And Eastway And A45 Service Road
Received 8 Dec 2025A45 Coventry Road And Eastway And A45 Service Road
Received 8 Dec 202537 Ravenswood Drive South Solihull B91 3LP
Received 9 Dec 20251 Stoneythorpe Close Hillfield Solihull B91 3XD
Received 10 Dec 202550 Starbold Crescent Knowle Solihull B93 9JX
Received 10 Dec 20253 The Crescent Shirley Solihull B90 2ES
Received 10 Dec 2025Golden Acres Rowood Drive Solihull B92 9NG
Received 10 Dec 2025Upper Jubilee Walk Touchwood Solihull Homer Road Solihull B91 3GJ
Received 10 Dec 202542 Wheeley Moor Road Kingshurst Solihull B37 6LE
Received 11 Dec 2025Masons Arms 173 High Street Solihull B91 3ST
Received 11 Dec 2025Masons Arms 173 High Street Solihull B91 3ST
Received 11 Dec 202519 Earlswood Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8RD
Received 9 Dec 202541 Woodlea Drive Solihull B91 1PQ
Received 11 Dec 2025Land Off School Road Hockley Heath Solihull
Received 11 Dec 202527 Kendrick Close Solihull B92 0QD
Received 12 Dec 20251 Glenside Avenue Elmdon Solihull B92 8JA
Received 8 Dec 2025127 Dove House Lane Solihull B91 2EL
Received 15 Dec 202564 Yew Tree Lane Solihull B91 2PD
Received 13 Dec 2025Eastcote Hall Barston Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0JP
Received 15 Dec 202530 Aqueduct Road Solihull Lodge Solihull B90 1BT
Received 15 Dec 20251 Nailsworth Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8NS
Received 15 Dec 202517 Langfield Road Knowle Solihull B93 9PN
Received 15 Dec 202543 Church Hill Road Solihull B91 3HZ
Received 15 Dec 202535 Kenilworth Road Knowle Solihull B93 0JB
Received 15 Dec 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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