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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 dates6,738Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,927 approved or refused records
648Refused applications
5,279 approved · 648 refused · 178 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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- Planning enquiriesplanning@solihull.gov.ukCouncil source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- DecidedPL/2026/00318/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 19/01/2022 reference PL/2021/03068/MINFHO for a single storey extension to the rear and side. Porch and bay window to the front elevation. Namely: To change the angled bay window to a square bay window, change the brick porch to an open porch and for the roof over the square bay window and open porch to connect.
2 Kingshurst Road Shirley Solihull B90 2QP
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00319/NONMC
Non-material amendment following planning approval PL/2024/02066/MINFHO dated 27.6.2025 for front, rear and side extensions to the existing house and a new garden office, a garden shelter erected in the garden and new wall at the entrance. Namely: Two roof lights to be added to the upper roof of the east facing roof slope and two windows added to the south elevation.
Littlebeck 41 The Crescent Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BN
Received 4 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00320/NONMC
Non-material amendment to the positions of the windows on Elevation 8251-SA-2075-P005A and the wording of Condition 1 following planning approval PL/2024/01817/PPFL dated 10.01.2025 for development of a drive-thru restaurant (Use Class E/sui generis) with associated access, servicing, advertisements, car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works. Namely: positions of the windows.
Car Park 6 Birmingham International Airport Jetstream Road Birmingham Airport Solihull
Received 4 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00321/NONMC
Non-material amendment for change in elevations to Plots 1 and 4 facing Magpie Lane following planning approval PL/2022/00654/PPFL - Demolition of agricultural buildings and construction of 4 No. dwelling houses as an alternative scheme to extant approval PL/2020/01927/PNCUDW for the conversion of agricultural buildings to 4 No. dwelling houses including formation of a new vehicular access.
Land At Balsall Farm Magpie Lane Balsall Common Solihull
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00322/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated (10.09.25) reference (PL/2025/00958/MINFHO) for: Demolition of existing conservatory, proposed new single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, two storey front alterations/extension and entrance porch including external facade alterations. Namely: Amendment to revise porch entrance incorporating brick covered entrance porch and increase in height of rear extension to 3m.
84 Browns Lane Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9BE
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00323/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission PL/2022/01386/PPFL dated 06.02.23 for full planning application for the development of Plot 6700, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, to provide two warehousing units (flexible Use Class falling within B2 and B8), with ancillary office space (Use Class E(g)(i)), car parking spaces and loading docks, access, landscaping and hardstanding. Namely: Non-material amendment to facilitate minor refurbishments to Unit 1 and Unit 2 to deliver design enhancements and to ensure that the proposals are in line with BREEAM requirements.
Plot 6700 Solihull Parkway Marston Green Solihull
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00324/MINFHO
Two storey side extension. New front porch. 2m high boundary fence.
41 Purnells Way Knowle Solihull B93 9JN
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00325/ADV
Erect new shop fascia and projecting signage.
45 - 47 High Street Solihull B91 3SJ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00326/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 4 Part b and c (Archaeology), 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 6 (Landscaping), 7 (Landscape, Ecology Management Plan), 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) & 9 (Tree Protection and Arboricultural Method Statement) on planning appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3347316 following planing application PL/2023/01952/PPFL, and as amended by PL/2025/02400/NONMC.
Land At Meer End Balsall Common Solihull
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00327/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from existing dwellinghouse (C3) to children's care home (C2).
42 Lighthorne Road Solihull B91 2BD
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00329/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising engineering earthworks to form Sixteen Acre Wood Embankment and ancillary works including: earthworks to form a watercourse diversion; drainage earthworks, including a balancing pond, two culverts and headwalls and six pipe drainage headwalls; earthworks to form the Bradnock Auto-Transformer Station (ATS) platform; four sets of maintenance access stairs; one ditch crossing slab; earthworks to form two maintenance access tracks; four pole mounted wooden bat structures; and location of ecological security, boundary fencing and vehicle restraint system (VRS).
Land East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Between Mercote Hall Lane And Bradnocks Marsh Lane Roundabout
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00330/TCA
Fell and remove Lawson cypress tree (1), reduce height by 3m on chestnut tree (2), reduce by 15% sugar maple tree (3), reduce canopy by 10% to reshape yew tree (4).
23 Gladstone Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BX
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00332/DIS
Discharge condition Number 3 Materials on planning approval PL/2025/00687/LBC dated (29.09.25) for (Listed building consent for internal alterations including relocating internal partitions, installing new, fixed furniture, new wall finishes, thermal upgrades and replacement of HVAC appliances.)
79 Lovelace Avenue Solihull B91 3JR
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00333/ADV
New pub signage to include: New double sided pictorial with LED trough lights, bullnose entrance sign, Cotswold extra-large ornate bronze top fix wall lantern, Cotswold large ornate bronze top fix wall lantern, Cotswold small ornate bronze top fix wall lantern, Bullnose entrance sign fixed to existing posts, Bullnose entrance sign fixed to existing posts with new LED trough light, flat panel sign fixed to wall in porch to replace existing, flat panel sign fixed to wall in porch to replace existing flat panel disclaimer, flat panel disclaimers, refurbish existing timber sign with new sign written display.
Brickmakers Arms 307 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EG
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00334/TPO
Reduce red cedar tree height by 16-18ft and reduce sides overhanging 16 & 18 Thistlewood Grove by 6ft.
18 Thistlewood Grove Chadwick End Solihull B93 0DW
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00336/LBC
Listed building consent for erection of signage.
Brickmakers Arms 307 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EG
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00338/TPO
Crown reduce by 1.5 metres back to previous pruning points. Remove epicormic growth of the main stem on 1 No. oak tree (T1) in front garden (TPO/00204).
161 Mill Lane Bentley Heath Solihull B93 8NY
Received 19 Feb 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00339/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2m at the eaves.
Blue Lake Cottage Norton Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 8PJ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00342/PPFL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a two storey detached apartment building comprising 7 No. residential units, including associated access and car parking.
1A Old Warwick Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6HH
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00343/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and moving boundary fence adjacent tow footpath.
3 Saxon Wood Road Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4JN
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00344/CLOPUD
Single storey rear extension to replace existing dilapidated conservatory.
281 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EL
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00345/TPO
4m crown reduction on oak (Quercus robur) tree T427, to previous pruning points near building and to suitable growth points throughout canopy. Historic wound from ductile fracture to insubordinate limb requires cleaning to nearest natural barrier zone. Major dead wood throughout canopy to clean. Ivy to sever at base.
70 Tythe Barn Lane Shirley Solihull B90 1RW
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00346/NONMC
Non-material amendment for the clarification of the materials that could be used to restore the site in addition to or as an alternative to waste materials following planning approval PL/2012/00471/FULM.
Meriden Quarry Cornets End Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LG
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00347/MINFHO
Two storey side extension and internal reconfiguration.
Beechwood House Kelsey Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7GL
Received 19 Feb 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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