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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 dates6,948Searchable applications
470Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,126 approved or refused records
663Refused applications
5,463 approved · 663 refused · 186 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- DecidedPL/2026/00944/DIS
Discharge condition No. 3 (Bat Mitigation Licence) on planning approval PL/2025/01883/MINFHO dated 06/02/2026 for a single storey front and rear extensions with front roof extension and conversion to include side and rear dormer windows.
67 Broadfern Road Knowle Solihull B93 9DE
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00945/MINFHO
First floor side extension with alterations.
White House 12 Old Station Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0EY
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00946/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed conversion of existing attached garage building to office/study. Replace existing garage door with brick wall and one window (matching existing style of house). No other change to external fabric of building. An internal door within the existing house will be added to provide access from house to garage.
Frogmore Cottage Frogmore Lane Fen End Solihull CV8 1NT
Received 18 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/00947/MINFHO
Replacement of timber garage doors following a recent side extension. Replacement of four first floor sash window inserts with white double-glazed units, set within the existing original timber frames.
15 Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AE
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00948/VAR
Vary condition No. 1 (plans) following planning approval PL/2025/02208/MINFHO dated 21.1.2006 for single storey front and rear extension. Two storey side extension. Replacement roof with new dormer windows. Wheelchair access to ground and first floor via lift. Namely: Removal of front extension, rear extension altered and two storey side extension reduced to a smaller single storey extension.
81 Prospect Lane Solihull B91 1HW
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00949/TPO
T1 Lime tree 20m x 13m head back overhanging epicormic growth <2m due to excessive shade. T2 Sycamore tree (x3) 20m x 20m x 15m head back overhanging epicormic growth <2m due to excessive shade. G1 Holly copper beech tree head back overhanging epicormic growth <1m due to excessive shade.
25 Knowle Wood Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8JS
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00950/MINFHO
Front single storey and first floor extensions and two storey rear extensions.
9 Whiteslade Close Knowle Solihull B93 9PD
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00951/PPFL
Removal of existing shop front and installation of new aluminium framed shop front with 2 No. glazed windows and automatic sliding glazed door.
204 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EE
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00952/MINFHO
Ground floor and two storey rear and side extension and dormer to rear.
232 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B92 7AE
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00953/MINFHO
Erect outbuilding at the rear of the garden/amenity.
Avalon 13 Rectory Lane Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9DH
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00954/DIS
Discharge condition No. 3 (Materials) following planning approval PL/2026/00543/MINFHO dated 11.5.2026 for Two storey rear extension, alterations to front elevation including installation of new windows and dormer windows.
Avalon 13 Rectory Lane Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9DH
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00955/TCA
Reduce the trunk of dead silver birch tree to a height of 3-4 metres so that it is safe but so that the dead wood can still be used for wildlife.
Crown Point 25 Bellemere Road Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AN
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00956/MINFHO
Rear extension and garage conversion with pitched roof.
9 Thornyfield Road Shirley Solihull B90 3HP
Received 18 May 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00957/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear kitchen/dining room extension measuring 3.3m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 2.95m, and measuring 2.7m at the eaves.
92 Longdon Road Knowle Solihull B93 9HR
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00958/MINFHO
First floor extension; replacement of existing flat roof with a pitched roof incorporating a central flat section; retention and extension of boundary parapet wall; single storey front and rear extensions (rear with roof lights); removal of existing cladding with new smooth render; and associated fenestration changes.
12 Kixley Lane Knowle Solihull B93 0JG
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00959/PPFL
External alterations including the installation of new obscured glazing windows, roof lights and a new entrance door located on the side elevation of the building facing the rear service road and first floor external walkway.
54 Poplar Road Solihull B91 3AB
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00960/PIP
Permission in principle for the development of 2 No. detached dwellings and associated garages.
Land Rear Of 2671A & 2673 Stratford Road Hockley Heath Solihull
Received 18 May 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00961/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 4m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
9 Grenville Road Shirley Solihull B90 2DH
Received 11 May 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00962/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 6m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 2.95m, and measuring 2.8m at the eaves.
20 Cranmore Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9HJ
Received 13 May 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00963/PNCEC3
Prior notification for the change of use of Class E floor space to 1 No. self-contained duplex apartment under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
54 Poplar Road Solihull B91 3AB
Received 18 May 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00965/PN
Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose use agricultural building.
Land Off Fen End Road Fen End Solihull CV8 1NS
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00967/NONMC
Amendments to planning permission dated 16/12/2025 reference PL/2025/02105/MINFHO for a part two storey, part single storey front extension and part two storey, part single storey rear extension. Namely: For additional side facing windows at first floor (obscurely glazed) and ground floor and the addition of 2 No. roof lights in the rear elevation.
7 Oakley Wood Drive Solihull B91 2PH
Received 13 May 2026 - UnknownPL/2026/00968/NONMC
Non-material amendment following planning approval PL/2023/01173/PPOL dated 23.10.2024 for outline application for residential development for the construction of up to 95 dwellings with associated infrastructure and open space with all matters reserved except access. Namely: Minor realignment of detailed access route approved. Updated planning reference requires amendment to existing planning conditions: 4, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Plan reference only).
Land At Oak Farm Hampton Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B92 0JB
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/00969/NONMC
Non-material amendment to planning approval PL/2023/02294/PPOL for outline planning application for access with all other matters reserved for the construction of up to 450 houses, provision of land for primary school, infrastructure, engineering works, open space and associated works approved 24.09.2025. Namely: To amend plan No. 23-906-13 (Site Location Plan).
Land South Of Knowle (Arden Triangle) Warwick Road Knowle Solihull
Received 18 May 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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