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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 dates6,628Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,828 approved or refused records
638Refused applications
5,190 approved · 638 refused · 174 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Awaiting decisionPL/2025/01683/PPFL
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new replacement dwelling and associated works.
1133 Warwick Road Solihull B91 3HQ
Received 4 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01684/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
54 Berry Maud Lane Shirley Solihull B90 1BZ
Received 4 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01685/ADV
Erect 1 No. high level illuminated sign above main entrance in the mall to replace existing, 1 No. new illuminated totem sign to replace existing within the mall, 2 No. high level illuminated signs above the doors on the external terrace to replace the existing, and 5 No. new illuminated light boxes to be fitted internally with static imagery facing externally.
23-25 Jubilee Walk Touchwood Solihull Homer Road Solihull B91 3GJ
Received 4 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01686/MINFHO
Erect detached garage and rear single storey extension.
The Cottage Meer End Road Meer End Solihull CV8 1PW
Received 2 Sept 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01687/PN
Prior notification for the installation of 1 No. 20m monopole with 3 No. antennas and 3 No. MHAs and 3 No. new equipment cabinets, alongside the removal of the existing 11.95m column with 1 No. existing tri-sector antenna and 3 No. existing MHAs and development ancillary thereto.
Telecommunications Mast SOL142 Warwick Road Knowle Solihull
Received 5 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01688/MINFHO
First floor side and rear extension, two storey front extension, loft conversion and garage conversion (Resubmission of PL/2025/00295/MINFHO).
62 Radbourne Road Shirley Solihull B90 3RS
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01689/MINFHO
Conversion of garage to lounge and single storey extension to garage at front, while keeping the same garage roof.
18 Gillows Croft Monkspath Solihull B90 4UH
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01690/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension.
88 Barcheston Road Knowle Solihull B93 9JW
Received 6 Sept 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01691/PPFL
Change of use from domestic property to 4 serviced accommodation units including the installation of a rear dormer and conversion of garage.
15 Wayside Marston Green Solihull B37 7AY
Received 6 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01692/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension. Two storey side and rear extension. Retention of loft conversion with rear dormer (Resubmission of PL/2024/01713/MINFHO).
381 Chester Road Solihull B36 0JH
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01694/MINFHO
Single storey front garage and porch extension and conversion, single storey rear extension, double hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and single storey detached outbuilding.
12 Mirfield Road Solihull B91 1JD
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01695/DIS
Discharge Condition Nos. 3 (Materials) and 4 (AMS) following planning approval PL/2024/01741/PPFL dated 01.09.2025 for Boundary details consisting of post and rail boundary fencing, wall and piers and metal entrance gates.
28 Four Ashes Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8LX
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01696/PPFL
Two storey and single storey to form residential extension to the rear of Crest Pharmacy.
Unit 1 Flat Above Crest Pharmacy The Green Meriden Solihull CV7 7LN
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01697/PPFL
A waste holding pad to allow for temporary storage of wastes pending operator testing.
Meriden Waste Transfer Station Meriden Quarry Cornets End Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LG
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01698/TPO
Oak tree T1, 3m crown reduction, 15% crown thin including removal of dead wood. Oak tree T2, fell and replace (crowded, suppressed crown with dead wood and limited scope to prune). Oak tree T3, 3m crown reduction, 15% crown thin including removal of dead wood.
58 Pastures Drive Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1US
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01699/MINFHO
First floor side extension and porch canopy.
174 Solihull Road Shirley Solihull B90 3LG
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01700/TPO
Fell to ground leval Oak tree T1 due to the beginnings of decline and the limited space available.
4 Portmanteau Mews Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6BB
Received 9 Sept 2025 - UnknownPL/2025/01701/PNCUDW
Prior notification for change of use of agricultural building into 1 No. new dwelling.
Brook Farm Meer End Road Meer End Solihull CV8 1PU
Received 8 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01702/TCA
Remove beech tree T1 that has outgrown the garden. There are two other trees behind it will retain the leafy garden.
12 Wilsons Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HZ
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01703/TPO
Crown Reduce Oak tree T1 by 2.5 metres (previous pruning points) and Crown Lift to 4 metres.
14 Boscobel Road Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4JY
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01704/TPO
Crown reduce oak tree T1 by 2.5 metres (previous pruning points), crown lift to 4 metres, 10% crown thin and cut back from neighbouring property by 2.5 metres. Crown reduce hornbeam tree T2 by 2.5 metres (previous pruning points), crown lift to 4 metres, and 10% crown thin with both trees to allow light into property and neighbouring gardens, and with T1 to clear neighbour's roof.
12 Boscobel Road Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4JY
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01705/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion, dormer loft conversion to rear and window dormers to front.
268 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2LR
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01706/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey detached outbuilding.
Orchard Cottage Oldwich Lane East Fen End Solihull CV8 1NR
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedPL/2025/01707/PPTREE
Crown reduction of 2m and removal of dead wood on oak tree (T1) on the boundary of drive and the pavement.
51 Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7DX
Received 9 Sept 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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