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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 dates
6,679Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,872 approved or refused records
643Refused applications

5,229 approved · 643 refused · 177 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Awaiting decisionPL/2025/02373/PPOL

    Outline development for residential development of up to 120 dwellings, open space, landscaping, required infrastructure, and associated works. With all matters reserved other than access.

    Land East Of Joseph House Stratford Road Shirley Solihull

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  2. DecidedPL/2025/02374/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension and loft conversion.

    70 Ladbrook Road Solihull B91 3RN

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  3. Awaiting decisionPL/2025/02375/MINFHO

    Single storey front, first floor side extension & loft conversion.

    17 Yoxall Road Shirley Solihull B90 3SD

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  4. DecidedPL/2025/02376/MINFHO

    Ground floor internal alterations & first floor dormer roof construction to form bedrooms and bathrooms including raising roof height. Construction of front porch projection.

    40 Vicarage Road Dorridge Solihull B94 6PS

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  5. UnknownPL/2025/02377/PN

    Prior notification for agricultural track to the south of Meriden Road.

    Land Off Lapwing Drive Hampton In Arden Solihull

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  6. DecidedPL/2025/02378/PPFL

    Change of use of land to provide open storage (Use Class B8) with associated works.

    1 Monkspath Hall Road Monkspath Solihull B90 4SJ

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  7. DecidedPL/2025/02379/PPFL

    Change of use to convert existing barn into a family home (Resubmission of PL/2023/00206/PPFL).

    Hollybush Farm Holly Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EB

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  8. UnknownPL/2025/02380/PNH

    Prior notification for a ground floor rear kitchen/dinner/wc utility room extension with mono-pitched tiled roof measuring 4m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.65m, and measuring 2.7m at the eaves.

    20 Packwood Close Bentley Heath Solihull B93 8AW

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  9. DecidedPL/2025/02381/MINFHO

    Erection of garage and store adjacent to existing building.

    Barn Barretts Lane Farm Barretts Lane Balsall Common Solihull

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  10. DecidedPL/2025/02382/PPFL

    Two storey side and rear extension to form 2 No. apartments.

    44A Castle Lane Olton Solihull B92 8DD

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  11. DecidedPL/2025/02383/MINFHO

    Erection of single and two storey front, side and rear extensions.

    42 Earlswood Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8RH

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  12. DecidedPL/2025/02384/VAR

    Variation of condition No. 1 following planning approval dated 01.08.2022 reference PL/2022/00208/MINFDW for Erection of replacement detached dwelling.

    36 Temple Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8LF

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  13. DecidedPL/2025/02385/MINFHO

    First floor front side extension over existing garage.

    27 Finwood Close Solihull B92 9QN

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  14. DecidedPL/2025/02386/MINFHO

    Demolition of existing single storey kitchen/utility, rear sunroom and detached garage block. New single storey rear extension, reconfiguration of roof arrangement to existing two storey house, new two storey extension to form kitchen/dining and two bedrooms at first floor. Detached oak car port with external staircase and accommodation above.

    45 The Crescent Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BN

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  15. DecidedPL/2025/02388/TCA

    Fell 1 No. magnolia grandiflora tree.

    19 Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AE

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  16. DecidedPL/2025/02389/CLOPUD

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed new rear dormer and conversion of existing roof space to form bedroom and en suite bathroom, with new internal alternations to form new first floor to accommodate new staircase.

    Coppice Wood Farm Norton Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 8PH

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  17. DecidedPL/2025/02392/CLOPUD

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.

    Depot Adjacent Mayfield Clock Lane Bickenhill Solihull B92 0DX

    Received 30 Dec 2025
  18. UnknownPL/2025/02393/PPFL

    Conversion of house (C3) into children's home (C2).

    19 Rowthorn Drive Monkspath Solihull B90 4ST

    Received 30 Dec 2025
  19. UnknownPL/2025/02394/MINFHO

    Roof extension and conversion to form habitable space at the second floor level.

    152 Ulverley Green Road Olton Solihull B92 8AA

    Received 30 Dec 2025
  20. DecidedPL/2025/02395/TPO

    Pollard 1 No. ash tree.

    25 Sharmans Cross Road Solihull B91 1RG

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  21. DecidedPL/2025/02398/MINFHO

    Single storey rear extension and garage conversion.

    7 Micklehill Drive Shirley Solihull B90 2PU

    Received 30 Dec 2025
  22. UnknownPL/2025/02399/PNSVP

    Prior notification for the installation of a rooftop solar array.

    Unit 500 Solar Park Highlands Road Shirley Solihull B90 4SH

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  23. DecidedPL/2025/02400/NONMC

    Amendments to planning permission 30 January 2025 (Following planning application PL/2023/01952/PPFL and appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3347316) for : Construction, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy park comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) with co-located Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the point of connection, together with associated infrastructure, access, landscaping and cabling (cross boundary application with Warwick District Council). Namely: To introduce a phasing plan in relation to the pre-commencement conditions attached to the planning consent for the Holly Lane Energy Park. Vary the wording of the following conditions so that they refer to the phasing plan: Condition 4 (Archaeological Fieldwork), Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition 6 (Planting Scheme), Condition 7 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), Condition 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), Condition 9 (Tree Protection Plan and Arboricultural Method Statement), and Condition 11 (Haulage Route Pre construction Dilapidation Survey). A new condition (24), is proposed to secure implementation of the development in accordance with the phasing plan.

    Land At Meer End Balsall Common Solihull

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  24. UnknownPL/2025/02401/PNH

    Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 4m beyond the rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.

    19 Welford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3HX

    Received 21 Dec 2025

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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.

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