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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 dates6,812Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,997 approved or refused records
653Refused applications
5,344 approved · 653 refused · 181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2026/00546/ADV
Erect freestanding Sign 1 - 9m internally illuminated totem pole sign; freestanding Sign 2 - Drive thru directional signs; freestanding Sign 3 - One-off clearance bar; freestanding Sign 4 - Pre-view menu board; freestanding Sign 5 - Speaker post with canopy over; freestanding Sign 6 - 5 panel menu board; freestanding Sign 7 - DT Thank you sign; freestanding Sign 8 - DT Exit only sign; freestanding Sign 15 - Monument sign. Erect 10 No. fascia signs (As shown on the drawing 4618_PL11 - Proposed Signage Elevation - Unit 1 and 4618_PL13- Proposed Signage Elevation - Unit 2 as well as the attached EMEA DT Signage Pack by NIS Signs; fascia Sign 9 - Logo disk sign surface mounted and illuminated - 1500mm; fascia Sign 10 - Custom sign - Drive thru illuminated stacked Woodmark sign; fascia Sign 11 - Logo disk sign surface mounted and Illuminated - 1500mm; fascia Sign 12 - Custom sign - Drive thru illuminated stacked Woodmark sign; fascia Sign 13 - Woodmark surface mounted illuminated sign- 250mm; fascia Sign 14 - Woodmark surface mounted illuminated sign- 250mm; fascia Sign 16 - Logo disk sign surface mounted and illuminated - 750mm; fascia Sign 17 - Surface mounted StoreMore logo sign - 3000mm; fascia Sign 18 - Surface mounted StoreMore logo sign - 3000mm; fascia Sign 19 - Surface mounted self-storage text sign - 900mm.
Development Site Waterloo Avenue Fordbridge Solihull
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00547/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, new porch windows and interior rearrangements. New solar panels to roof.
353 Station Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8EY
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00548/MINFHO
Two storey side and single storey rear extension to provide kitchen, family area, bathroom and utility to ground floor.
2 Elmdon Road Marston Green Solihull B37 7BS
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00549/PPFL
Erect replacement dwelling.
1 Woodside Way Solihull B91 1HB
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00550/TPO
Reduction of 1-1.5m to oak tree T51818.
51 Inchford Road Solihull B92 9QD
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00551/MINFHO
Replacement detached garage in rear garden.
991 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4BG
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00552/PPFL
Construction of a temporary access off Barston Lane, Balsall, Solihull.
Sewage Treatment Works Barston Lane Barston Solihull CV7 7BU
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00553/MINFHO
Ground floor rear & side extension.
738 Old Lode Lane Elmdon Solihull B92 8NH
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00554/MINFHO
First floor extension to change bungalow to a two storey dwelling with front and rear dormers
5 Exhall Close Shirley Solihull B91 1YU
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00555/DIS
Discharge condition numbers- 3-CMS; 7-Materials; 10-Lighting; 11-Noise; 13-Biodiversity Enhancment Scheme following planning approval PL/2025/00796/PPFL -Change of use from offices (Class E(g)) to a 81 bedroom hotel (Class C1) incorporating the internal fitting out as necessary. including the replacement of the existing windows, the recladding of the roof top plant room and the construction of 2No ground floor single storey extensions. The alterations to the parking layout to provide 6 No. disabled spaces, and improved vehicular access together with a new pedestrian access and new soft landscaping to the Warwick Road frontage- Approved 29.1.26.
751 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 3DQ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00556/MINFHO
Front facing facade changes including material changes, window changes and addition of upstairs bay window.
20 The Crescent Solihull B91 1JP
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00557/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Construction Management Plan) planning application PL/2022/02529/PPFL dated 10.07.2023 for Demolition of dwelling and the erection of a replacement dwelling
248 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B92 7AE
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00558/VARMJ
Variation of Condition 4 and 5 of planning permission dated 11th March 2022 (APP/Q/4625/W/21/3275290 after planning application PL/2015/51409/PPOL) for outline planning application for development of a motorway service area, associated infrastructure and landscaping, with defined means of access for consideration including building and engineering operations and associated works to facilitate access to and egress from the motorway service area to the M42 (north and southbound) and an underpass beneath Solihull Road; Namly: For changes to proposed ground levels, proposed maximum building heights (within the Fuel Filling Station area), circulation of the site, alternative roof designs for the amenity and hotel buildings and updates to reflect the DCO J5A National Highway scheme.
Proposed Motorway Service Area Solihull Road Hampton In Arden Solihull
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00559/TPO
20% crown reduction on cherry tree T1 and 20% crown reduction on pine tree T3.
29 Speedwell Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AU
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00562/TPO
Remove to ground level 2 No. larch trees T1 and T2.
7 The Crescent Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BN
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00564/DIS
Discharge condition No. 10 (Tree Protection) following planning approval PL/2020/02435/MINFDW dated 19.05.2022 for Development of 5 No. houses with associated roads, parking and landscape areas.
Land Off Anglesey Avenue Smiths Wood Solihull
Received 20 Mar 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00565/PN
Prior notification for a 30m telecommunication lattice mast.
Telecommunications Mast 1493135 Stratford Road Hockley Heath Solihull
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00566/MINFHO
First floor rear extension and dormer window with Juliet balcony to side elevation (Part resubmission of application PL/2022/01739/MINFHO).
14 Sandy Hill Rise Shirley Solihull B90 2ER
Received 21 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00567/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed garden office (timber/composite) at the end of the garden.
108 High Street Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AD
Received 21 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00568/MINFHO
Open porch with repositioning of front door.
172 Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0ER
Received 22 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00569/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension.
55 Union Road Shirley Solihull B90 3BU
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00570/MINFHO
Ground floor rear kitchen/dining room extension.
48 Park Avenue Solihull B91 3EJ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00571/NONMC
Non-material amendment for alterations to balcony with reduced depth and removal of ground floor store and staircases altered following planning approval PL/2023/02544/PPFL.
Robin Hood Golf Club St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7DJ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00572/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed ground floor rear extension to form an enlarged kitchen and dining area.
Benton Green Lane Farm Benton Green Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AY
Received 20 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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