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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 dates6,824Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,009 approved or refused records
654Refused applications
5,355 approved · 654 refused · 181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
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/2026/00573/MINFHO
Replace existing single glazed timber windows and front door with new double glazed timber windows and door to match the existing style.
25 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AU
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00574/PPFL
Installation of new window openings.
Daycare Centre 10 Gorton Croft Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UQ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00575/MINFHO
Roof extension to provide 3 bedrooms and en suites at first floor, entrance canopy and rear extension.
Two Willows 38 The Crescent Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BP
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00576/PIP
Permission in principle for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment for up to five residential dwellings.
Land East Of Knowle Road Barston Solihull B92 0JL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00577/MINFHO
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
22 Meriden Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BT
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00578/MINFHO
Two storey and single storey rear extension with Juliette balcony at first floor level, and a single storey forward extension.
6 Sandy Hill Rise Shirley Solihull B90 2ER
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00580/MINFHO
Two storey side extension, with additional amendments to the front of the house with the installation of a porch and bay windows, and loft converted into a second floor. A detached double garage to be built in the front garden.
94 School Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6RB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00581/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey building comprising 2 No. single car garages, gymnasium, arts and craft area, plant room and wc with all drains connected to the existing.
Coppice Wood Farm Norton Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 8PH
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00583/TPO
Crown reduction on 4 No. oak trees (marked as T3, T4, T5, T6 on sketch plan) by up to 3.5 to 4 metres.
39 Alder Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7DZ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00585/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension to form a bedroom.
3 Six Acre Drive Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1FY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00587/MINFHO
Single storey side extension.
1 Ebrington Avenue Elmdon Solihull B92 8HU
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00590/PPFL
Raise the height of existing flat roof to the single storey building to the rear.
130 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2EH
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00591/PPFL
Demolition of two outbuildings at the rear of The Olton Tavern.
Olton Tavern Lode Lane Solihull B92 8NU
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00592/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (air conditioning, electrical or mechanical ventilation scheme), condition 8 (cycle parking/storage facilities) and condition 10 (Site Layout) following planning permission PL/2023/00743/PPFL dated 31.07.2023, for the conversion of a former industrial building, to a youth activity centre.
Renewal Christian Centre Lode Lane Solihull B91 2JR
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00593/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 - Biodiversity on planning permission PL/2022/02601/PPFL dated 02.05.2023 for Erect new dwelling, 2.5 storey high with double garage and swimming pool to rear
146 Lady Byron Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9BA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00595/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from dwelling to interrnal administrative business.
491 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AN
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00596/MINFHO
Front porch extension.
95 Wichnor Road Solihull B92 7QA
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00598/DIS
Discharge of conditions 27 (Contamination), 28 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 37 (Construction Management Plan) attached to planning permission PL/2024/02981/PPFL
Land To The West Of Henbury Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Solihulll
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00599/TPO
Cut tree branches back to fence line directly behind property at 8 Northland Road. The trees are not maintained by the offices that own the land and they stop huge amounts of sunlight entering garden.
Cranmore Place Cranmore Drive Shirley Solihull B90 4RZ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00601/TCA
In front garden: Crown reduction by around a third in height, approximately 25-30ft (7.6-9m) to its best natural top leylandii tree (T1); crown reduction by a third, approximately 20ft (6m) conifer tree (T2). In rear garden: Crown reduction by approximately 18ft (5.4m) conifer tree (T3); crown reduction by 15ft (4.5m) tree T4; crown reduction of 3 No. conifer trees (T5) to same height at 10-15ft (3-4.5m); crown reduction by 12ft (3.7m) in height and approximately 6ft (1.8m) off sides of maple tree (T6); remove ivy lump and top approximately 8ft (2.4m) crown reduce conifer tree (T7) by orangery.
21 Brueton Avenue Solihull B91 3EN
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00602/PPFL
Installation of security fence with gate along existing bank fire escape staircase following security concerns.
248 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3AE
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00603/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension. Demolition of existing conservatory.
40 Burman Road Shirley Solihull B90 2BG
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00604/DIS
Discharge of Condition 7 (Drainage strategy) on planning permission PL/2022/02601/PPFL dated 02.05.2023 for Erect new dwelling, 2.5 storey high with double garage and swimming pool to rear
146 Lady Byron Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9BA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00605/MINFHO
First floor side and two storey rear extension with loft conversion together with increasing the height of the existing gable and forming a new gable to the left with minor window alterations to the front facade.
18 Alderbrook Road Solihull B91 1NN
Received 27 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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