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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,491 approved · 669 refused · 188 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
24 Welcombe Grove Solihull B91 1PD
Received 15 Jun 202638 Moseley Drive Marston Green Solihull B37 7AJ
Received 16 Jun 202654 Avenue Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8JZ
Received 16 Jun 2026106 Ullenhall Road Knowle Solihull B93 9JH
Received 10 Jun 20269 Floyd Grove Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7RP
Received 15 Jun 2026108 Dorridge Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8BP
Received 16 Jun 202616 Rowthorn Drive Monkspath Solihull B90 4ST
Received 16 Jun 202616 Sandy Hill Road Shirley Solihull B90 2EP
Received 17 Jun 20262 Ivywood Drive Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9BQ
Received 17 Jun 2026St Mary And St Bartholomew Church High Street Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AE
Received 17 Jun 20266 Burman Close Shirley Solihull B90 2DR
Received 17 Jun 202692 Rodborough Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8EQ
Received 18 Jun 202620 Radbourne Road Shirley Solihull B90 3RT
Received 16 Jun 2026Murco 53 Station Road Marston Green Solihull B37 7AB
Received 15 Jun 202618 Links Drive Solihull B91 2DL
Received 28 May 2026St Lawrences Church Church Lane Meriden Solihull
Received 18 Jun 202684 Hobs Moat Road Elmdon Solihull B92 8PF
Received 18 Jun 2026107 Broad Oaks Road Solihull B91 1HY
Received 18 Jun 20266 Woodside Way Solihull B91 1HB
Received 19 Jun 202623 Dengate Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UL
Received 19 Jun 202665 Bradbury Road Olton Solihull B92 8AF
Received 19 Jun 202654 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BA
Received 19 Jun 2026124 Damson Lane Solihull B92 9JS
Received 15 Jun 2026Notcutts Garden Centre Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4EN
Received 15 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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