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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 dates6,693Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,884 approved or refused records
645Refused applications
5,239 approved · 645 refused · 177 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/2026/00082/MINFHO
3m single storey rear extension.
27 Shelfield Close Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6NG
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00083/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension (Resubmission of PL/2025/00898/MINFHO).
27 Meadow Pleck Lane Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1SN
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00085/VAR
Variation of Condition No. 2 (Plans) of planning permission dated 05.02.2025 reference PL/2023/02467/PPFL (Allowed under APP/Q4625/W/24/3350013) for Demolition of existing garage and erection of new 4 bedroomed dwelling. Namely: Relocate the approved dwelling approximately 1.4m to the west.
1 Thorngrove Avenue Hillfield Solihull B91 3XJ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00086/TCA
T1 Oak tree - Fell and remove oak tree at the front of drive on the boundary with the pavement.
51 Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7DX
Received 17 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00088/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
152 Knightsbridge Road Olton Solihull B92 8RB
Received 18 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00089/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and alterations to existing rear extensions.
86 Cranmore Boulevard Shirley Solihull B90 4RU
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00090/MINFHO
Single storey rear and side extension.
91 Chestnut Drive Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9BH
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00091/TCA
T1 Corsican pine tree - Fell and remove.
Beech Lodge 1 Butchers Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00095/PPTREE
1A Oak tree - Sever ivy, remove dead wood and 2m crown reduction, 5/965 Western red cedar tree - Sever ivy, 6/964 Holly tree - Sever and remove ivy, 7/963 Birch tree - Prune to clear neighbouring property by 2m, 10/960 Birch tree - Fell, 13/B Birch tree - Fell, 14/C Birch tree - Fell, 15/957 Birch tree - Sever and remove ivy, 16/956 Pine tree - Remove hung-up branch, 22/950 Pine tree - Fell, 26/946 Pine tree - Sever and remove ivy, 27/945 Hawthorn tree - 2m crown lift, 28/944 Poplar tree - Pollard or fell, 29/943 Poplar tree - Pollard or fell, 31a/940 Birch tree - Fell, 33/937 Alder tree - 2m crown lift, 39/930 Birch tree - 2m crown lift, 40/929 Birch tree - 2m crown lift, 41/928 Birch tree - Fell, 43/926 Cedar tree - Sever ivy, 44/925 Cedar tree - Sever ivy, 45/924 Oak tree - 2m crown reduction, 46/923 Oak tree - Sever ivy, 47/922 Western red cedar tree - Sever Ivy, 52/917 Whitebeam tree - crown clean (remove branch in hedge), 53/916 Cherry tree - Fell, 60/910 Oak tree - Fell, 62/908 tree - Sever ivy, 71/799 Oak tree - Crown lift to 4m over garden, 79/791 Holly tree - Fell, 82/788 Oak tree - Remove broken branch, 89/781 Goat willow tree - Pollard, 90/780 Oak tree - Crown lift to 2m, 91/779 Hawthorn tree - Crown lift to 2m, 93/777 Goat willow tree - Pollard, 95/775 Apple tree - Restorative prune and 96/774 Apple tree prune to reduce branch weight, 52/917 Whitebeam tree - 15% crown thin, removing dead branch and some rubbing branches, 95/775 Apple tree - Orchard prune mainly removing dead wood to rejuvenate, and 96/774 Apple tree - reduce long branch by 50% to reduce weight.
Land To Rear Of Bentley Heath Cottages Tilehouse Green Lane Knowle Solihull
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00096/PPFL
Change of use of a vacant first floor flat (Use Class C3) to an office (Use Class E).
248 Cranmore Boulevard Shirley Solihull B90 4PX
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00097/MINFHO
Single storey rear conservatory extension and covered patio. Part retrospective consent for amendments to previously approved front boundary treatment.
2 Sharmans Cross Road Solihull B91 1RG
Received 14 Nov 2025 - DecidedPL/2026/00098/MINFHO
Single storey side extension.
18 Chelmsley Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7BG
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00099/MINFHO
Garage conversion, front extension and porch extension.
14 Bufferys Close Hillfield Solihull B91 3UX
Received 16 Jan 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00100/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 4.35m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 2.8m, and measuring 2.8m at the eaves.
79 Velsheda Road Shirley Solihull B90 2JP
Received 15 Jan 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00101/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension to form open plan kitchen and living area measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.5m at the eaves.
218 Chester Road Solihull B36 0JE
Received 20 Jan 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00103/PNCUDW
Prior notification for change of use from existing barn accessed of Balsall Street to 2 No. dwellings.
Oakes Farm Balsall Street Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AQ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00104/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension and retrospective consent for a single storey detached outbuilding in rear garden.
33 Buckingham Road Smiths Wood Solihull B36 0JP
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00106/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension linked to existing outbuilding, existing outbuilding to be converted to habitable rooms, including an increase in height.
78 Mereside Way Olton Solihull B92 7AZ
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00107/MINFHO
Ground floor front and rear extensions.
Woodlands Netherwood Lane Chadwick End Solihull B93 0BD
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00108/MINFHO
Two storey side extension, part two storey/part single storey rear extension, loft conversion and single storey front porch extension.
14 Portia Avenue Shirley Solihull B90 2NW
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00110/MINFHO
Ground floor rear and side extensions.
659 Old Lode Lane Elmdon Solihull B92 8NB
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00111/MINFHO
Ground floor front porch and garage conversion. Ground floor rear extension.
11 The Croft Meriden Solihull CV7 7NQ
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00112/PPFL
Erection of a 144 panel solar array.
Saint Columban For Foreign Missions (Blythe Hall) Widney Manor Road Solihull B93 9AB
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00113/MINFHO
Loft conversion with rear dormer added.
Aylestone 8 Eastcote Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AS
Received 21 Jan 2026
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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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