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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 dates6,927Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,106 approved or refused records
661Refused applications
5,445 approved · 661 refused · 186 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/2026/00852/PPFL
Replacement shop front.
231 - 235 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3AH
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00853/ADV
Erect 2 illuminated fascia signs and 1 illuminated projecting sign.
231 - 235 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 3AH
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00854/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed alteration of existing extension to change roof from a flat roof to a pitched roof.
9 Snowford Close Shirley Solihull B90 1DA
Received 1 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00855/DIS
Discharge of 13 (Soft Landscape Works), 14 (Open Space), 15 (Locally Equipped Area for Play), 16 (Landscape & Biodiversity), 17 (Landscape Management Plan), 18 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) and 20 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) attached to planning permission PL/2024/02981/PPFL
Land To The West Of Henbury Drive Chelmsley Wood Solihull
Received 1 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00856/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Schedule of Materials), 23 (Surface Water), 25 (Foul and Surface Water), 29 (Air Quality Mitigation) and 35 (Estate Roads (including footways and cycleways)) attached to planning permission PL/2024/02981/PPFL
Land To The West Of Henbury Drive Chelmsley Wood Solihull
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00857/MINFHO
Single storey rear/side extension.
58 Berkeley Road Shirley Solihull B90 2HT
Received 1 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00858/TPO
T1 Monterey cypress tree - Reduce the height of by 30%. G1 - Fell and remove 3 No. dead Scots pine trees to ground level. T2 Scots pine tree - Remove hazard beam branch back to stem. T4 & T5 Blue atlas cedar trees - Deadwood and prune back up to 1.5m roadside limbs and up to 2m back from the corner of the property.
60 Meriden Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0BT
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00860/PPFL
Addition of a first floor to the existing bungalow to form a two storey dwelling, as well as proposed front and rear extensions.
34 Creynolds Lane Cheswick Green Solihull B90 4ER
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00861/TCA
1. Crown lift beech tree to height of 1.9m brick wall, in order to raise the canopy, remove one branch that crosses over into neighbours' property to improve the structure of the branches. 2. 20% crown reduction of yew trees. 3. Reduce trees along wall at end of driveway separating property from The Elms, Elm Tree Rise. 4. Remove self-seeded hawthorn tree along boundary with The Elms, Elm Tree Rise. 5. Remove branch of laurel tree as part of tree management. 6. Magnolia tree reduce branch length to boundary wall. 7. Remove laurel tree, that is choking sorbus tree on one side and holly trees on the other side. 8. Remove ivy covering branches of neighbours' tree that overhangs garden.
80 Fentham Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AY
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00863/MINFHO
Rear single storey extension and dropped kerb.
27 Thorpe Court Olton Solihull B91 1SU
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00864/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension.
108 Hurst Lane North Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0HA
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00865/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 3- Materials and 4- Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) for a programme of archaeological work, following listed building consent PL/2025/02353/LBC -Listed building consent for rebuilding of dilapidated barn and conversion into additional restaurant space. Installation of new doors and windows to existing opening and formation of new openings to connect the barn with the existing garden area. New patio to be formed. Approved 30/3/2026
Bulls Head Barston Lane Barston Solihull B92 0JU
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00866/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 3-Materials and 4-Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) for a programme of archaeological work following planning approval PL/2025/02352/PPFL -Rebuilding of dilapidated barn and conversion into additional restaurant space. Installation of new doors and windows to existing opening and formation of new openings to connect the barn with the existing garden area. New patio to be formed. APPROVED 30-3-26
Bulls Head Barston Lane Barston Solihull B92 0JU
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00867/TPO
T53 Oak tree - Crown reduction by up to 3 metres in height and up to 4 metres in lateral spread on the property side of the tree. Reduction of lateral branches overhanging the garden and conservatory by up to 4 metres. Crown lift to approximately 4 metres above ground level by removal of lower secondary branches.
11 Round Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1SW
Received 5 May 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00871/PN
Prior notification for agricultural use, specialist Christmas tree and agricultural machinery, tree storage and palletising.
Evergreen Acres Farm Oldwich Lane West Chadwick End Solihull B93 0BJ
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00872/MINFHO
Retention of single storey front porch, formation of first floor balcony above the porch, enlargement of first floor front elevation windows for bedroom and first floor hallway, first floor rear extension with a roof terrace, single storey detached garage.
226 Blossomfield Road Solihull B91 1NT
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00873/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed erection of an outbuilding.
Heronsfoot Fernhill Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AN
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00874/MINFOT
Replacement timber gazebo for use as weather shelter.
Ye Olde Knowle Bowling Club Grange Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8QA
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00875/ADV
Erect advertisement related to the operating business.
5 Cranbrook Way Shirley Solihull B90 4GT
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00876/ADV
Erect Sign 01 - Double faced double mounted totem sign on H post mount, Sign 02 - Aldi 'A' symbol, Sign 03 - Aldi welcome vinyl on glazing, Sign 04 - New Aldi logo vinyl on glazing, Sign 05 - Aldi 'A' symbol and Sign 06 - New Aldi logo sign case.
52 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EX
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00877/MINFHO
Demolition of existing single storey garage & construction of a two storey side extension.
19 Velsheda Road Shirley Solihull B90 2JW
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00878/MINFHO
Two storey side extension to accommodate annex accommodation.
16 Kemps Green Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7QE
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00879/TCA
T1, T4 and T6 Cypress trees at the front of the drive - Lateral branch length reduction by up to 2m - 3m. T7 & T8 Sycamore tree and oak tree in rear garden - Lateral branch length reduction by up to 2m - 3m.
25 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7AU
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00880/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and conservatory.
282 Bradford Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9AB
Received 20 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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