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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 dates6,899Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,078 approved or refused records
659Refused applications
5,419 approved · 659 refused · 186 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation 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/2026/00776/PPOL
Outline application for the erection of three detached dwellings and conversion of existing office building to 2 No. residential dwellings with means of access, layout and scale being determined (Matters of appearance and landscaping reserved).
Eastcote Hall Barston Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0JP
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00777/PPFL
Erection of 2 No. BEV battery bunkers and associated infrastructure and the relocation of a bus shelter.
Jaguar Land Rover Lode Lane Solihull B92 8NW
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00778/CLEUD
Certificate of lawful development for existing occupation of property in breach of the agricultural occupancy restriction attached to planning permission 1963/15231 (PL/1963/11718/HIS).
Wood Lane Bungalow Wood Lane Barston Solihull B92 0JL
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00779/MINFHO
Two storey side & rear extension to form kitchen, bedroom & bathroom, single storey rear lounge extension with front garage extension & porch.
17 Wadleys Road Olton Solihull B91 1JJ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00780/MINFHO
Single storey front porch. Two storey side extension and replacement of existing flat roof with rear facing gable ended pitched roof. Single storey rear extension.
61 Longdon Road Knowle Solihull B93 9HT
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00781/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 - Parts 1 and 2 (Phase 1B - Contaminated Land), 50 (Phase 2 - Demolition Phase Plan), 51 (Photographic Record - Phase 2), 54 - Parts 1 and 2 (Phase 2 and Phase 1C - Contaminated Land) and Biodiversity Net Gain Plan - Phase 1 of PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW.
Street Record Mell Square Solihull
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00782/MINFHO
Rear side bedroom extension and internal passenger lift
11 Forest Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8HA
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00786/MINFHO
Entrance porch extension, incorporating a gable end at the front, incorporating flat roof dormers and a single storey rear extension.
54 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00787/MINFHO
Retrospective planning application to retain rear ground floor extension and new two storey side extension.
474 Lode Lane Solihull B92 8NX
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00788/MINFHO
First floor rear extension.
34 Oakslade Drive Solihull B92 9QG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00789/TPO
Crown reduction and lateral branch length reduction on English oak tree by up to 2m and crown thin by 10-15%
Camp Hill RFC Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull B90 2EF
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00790/TPO
Lateral limb reductions to 5 No. branches of oak tree in rear garden, crown reduction of 2m and removal of deadwood.
21 Althorpe Drive Dorridge Solihull B93 8SG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00791/NONMC
Non-material amendment to planning permission dated 11th March 2022 (APP/Q4625/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. Namely : amendment to the wording of condition 13 (part h) to the following: '...h) With the exception of the highway drainage system to be adopted as part of the M42 highway, the scheme shall ensure that the site surface water drainage system does not discharge water into the Motorway Drainage System, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority in conjunction with National Highways.
Proposed Motorway Service Area Solihull Road Hampton In Arden Solihull
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00792/PPFL
1.5 storey, 3 Nos. 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom dwellings with parking and landscaping.
Ashdene St. Peters Lane Bickenhill Solihull B92 0DP
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00793/MINFHO
First floor extension.
1 Briarwood Close Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4HT
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00794/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed 12m long x 5m wide x 2.5m high single storey outbuilding at the rear of the garden.
1 Wyatt Way Meriden Solihull CV7 7SJ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00795/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 Part 3 (Remediation Verification), 9 (External Lighting Scheme) and 15 (Travel Plan) on planning permission PL/2021/03321/PPFL dated 25.02.2025
52 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EX
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00796/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed garden outbuilding for use as gym and store.
9 Ravenscroft Road Olton Solihull B92 8AH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00797/MINFHO
Two storey front side extension.
11 Shakespeare Drive Shirley Solihull B90 2AL
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00798/TPO
Fell pine tree, to the front of 3 Barton Drive.
3 Barton Drive Knowle Solihull B93 0PE
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00799/TPO
Reduce the crown of one mature oak tree by approximately 15-25% (height and lateral spread), maintaining the tree's natural shape and form.
3 Barwell Close Dorridge Solihull B93 8TH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00800/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 4,5m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 4m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
20 Chantry Heath Crescent Knowle Solihull B93 9NH
Received 22 Apr 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00801/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3.8m, and measuring 2.9m at the eaves.
124 Damson Lane Solihull B92 9JS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00802/MINFHO
Ground floor rear and two storey side extension and front porch.
232 Hobs Moat Road Elmdon Solihull B92 8JY
Received 24 Apr 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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