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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 dates6,807Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,992 approved or refused records
653Refused applications
5,339 approved · 653 refused · 181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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More application records
- DecidedPL/2026/00519/PPFL
Change the use of a C3a dwelling to a children's home (C2) for up to two children aged 5-17 years, with a manager and two carers, who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis.
63 Castle Lane Olton Solihull B92 8DE
Received 14 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00520/PPFL
Change the use of a C3a dwelling to a children's home (C2) for up to two children aged 5-17 years, with a manager and two carers, who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis.
18 Windsor Drive Elmdon Solihull B92 8HS
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00522/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed lantern roof light and new windows to ground floor kitchen side elevation.
5 Coppice Close Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4HX
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00523/MINFHO
Single storey rear and side extension and internal alterations.
64 Stroudley Road Blythe Valley Park Shirley Solihull B90 8AQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00524/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension of kitchen and living area measuring 5m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 2.5m at the eaves.
19 Grenville Road Shirley Solihull B90 2DH
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00526/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of planning permission dated 05.03.2026 reference PL/2026/00032/MINFHO for single storey rear extension. Namely: Increase eaves height from 2.5m to 3m.
15 Illshaw Heath Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6RT
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00527/ADV
Erect 2 No. illuminated ATM shrouds.
19 - 21 Mill Lane Solihull B91 3AR
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00528/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed six person HMO that will require a change of use from C3 to C4. This change will include alterations to the existing property interiors. Machinery and hours of use are not relevant to this change. 3m two storey extension to the rear of the property, new porous surfaces to provide parking and access improvements, new 1m tall boundary wall to the front edge of the property.
211 Elmdon Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7DT
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00529/TPO
T1 Corsican pine tree - Clear shrub species at base of tree (Tag 1099). T2 Corsican pine tree - Remove broken/hanging branch at approximately 14m south side of crown, remove all dead (Tag 1032). T3 Scots pine tree - Remove all dead (tag 1045). T4 Scots pine tree - Remove all dead wood (tag1029). T6 Western red cedar tree - Prune back adjacent holly (Tag 1068), T7 Common holly tree - Crown lift minor branching over footpath (tag 119). T9 Common laburnum tree - Remove epicormic growth from base of tree(tag 1178). T10 Common ash tree - remove ivy (tag 1052). T16 Rowan tree - Section fell to ground level. (tag 1966). T18 Common yew tree - Strip ivy to 1m.
Ardenlea Grove Nursing Home 19 - 21 Lode Lane Solihull B91 2AB
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00530/PPFL
Erection of a replacement self-build dwelling.
14 Birch Tree Grove Solihull B91 1HD
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00531/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, replacement porch extension, minor window alterations to the existing side elevations.
Yew Tree Cottage 171 Main Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7NH
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00532/VAR
Variation of condition No. 1 following planning approval PL/2025/01520/MINFHO dated 23.9.2025 for single storey rear orangery extension and new raised patio. Namely: Raise the proposed flat roof by 593mm.
50 Lyndon Road Solihull B92 7RQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00533/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed part garage conversion.
27 Godwin Lane Knowle Solihull B93 0FD
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00534/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension.
2 Highwood Avenue Olton Solihull B92 8QX
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00535/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.
20 The Crescent Solihull B91 1JP
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00536/MINFHO
Loft space conversion into two en suite bedrooms.
4 Alder Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7DZ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00538/TCA
Reduction of conifer in rear garden to half existing height.
81 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7DF
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00539/CLEUD
Certificate of lawful development for existing use to confirm planning approval PL/2026/00017/CLOPUD has been implemented and that planning permission PL/2022//01386/PPFL has lawfully been implemented.
Plot 6700 Solihull Parkway Marston Green Solihull
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00540/HS2DIS
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Building: a three-span bridge over the HS2 tracks carrying B4101 Waste Lane including parapets, pipe headwalls and wingwalls for mammal passage, pipe outlet headwalls, drainage culvert headwalls and wingwalls and a 1.1m minimum height safety guard rail around one HW1 type headwall; Earthworks: landscape earthworks, earthworks to form approach embankments either side of the bridge, drainage ditches, maintenance access strips, access road junctions, to divert footpath M198, establish rip-rap; and fences: Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) to be erected on both sides of the bridge, boundary fencing with associated gates, and pedestrian guard rails with associated gates.
B4101 Waste Lane Between Coventry (to The East) And Balsall Common (to The West).
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00541/TCA
Fell 1 No. spruce tree and 1 No. leylandii type tree in rear garden.
96 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BW
Received 18 Mar 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00542/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 2.65m at the eaves.
35 Hardwick Road Solihull B92 7NJ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00543/MINFHO
Two storey rear extension, alterations to front elevation including installation of new windows and dormer windows.
13 Rectory Lane Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9DH
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00544/MINFHO
Garage enlargement following planning approval PL/2023/00339/MINFHO.
19 Wilmot Close Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7RG
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00545/PPFL
Construction of a new single storey drive-thru cafe (Starbucks) and three storey industrial unit (Self-store) with alterations to the hard and soft landscaping and formation of a new vehicular access into site.
Development Site Waterloo Avenue Fordbridge Solihull
Received 19 Mar 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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