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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 dates7,154Searchable applications
471Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,314 approved or refused records
679Refused applications
5,635 approved · 679 refused · 197 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Nov 2019 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- UnknownPL/2026/01640/PNH
Prior notification for a ground floor rear extension measuring 8m beyond the original rear wall, at a maximum height of 3m, and measuring 3m at the eaves.
Priorsgate 100 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01641/MINFHO
Single storey side extension.
20 Hillside Croft Elmdon Solihull B92 9DL
Received 7 Sept 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/01642/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 4 (Landscaping), 7 (Trespass proof fence) and 8 (Vehicle safety protection) following planning approval PL/2024/00136/PPFL.
Oakfield House 478 Station Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8HE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01643/TCA
T2 Sycamore tree (0983), prune out deadwood, light thin crown by approximately 10%, T3 Sycamore tree (0984), fell twin co-dominant stem, pollard at approximately 10-12 metres, T4 Oak tree (0985), fell or alternatively prune out central stem with 80% loss of cambium, T5 Sycamore tree (0986), coppice at approximately 2.5 metres, including smaller leaning stem adjoining, T6 Sycamore twin tree (0987), reduce 4 in number protruding crown laterals by approximately 2 metres to shape crown, light thin crown by 10-15%, prune out deadwood, T8 Birch tree (0989), reduce crown all around by approximately 2-3 metres to suitable branch junctions, prune out deadwood.
52 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01644/PPFL
Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to a children's home (C2) for up to two children (aged 8-17 years).
136 Melton Avenue Solihull B92 8HL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01645/PPFL
The installation of 1 No. BT street hub and removal of associated BT payphones.
BT Street Hub MDL-47 Marshall Lake Road Shirley Solihull B90 4BP
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01646/ADV
Erect 2 No. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit.
BT Street Hub MDL-47 Marshall Lake Road Shirley Solihull B90 4BP
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01647/MINFHO
Single storey rear and front extension.
74 Hay Lane Monkspath Solihull B90 4TA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01648/MINFHO
Two storey side and rear extension, and single storey rear extension.
220 Kineton Green Road Olton Solihull B92 7ER
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01649/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension, and first floor side with garage conversion.
12 Charlecote Croft Shirley Solihull B90 4DP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01650/PPFL
Change of use of Unit 1a from tool and equipment hire services and DIY sales (sui generis) to storage, sale and distribution of building materials, timber, joinery and sheet metal, decorating, plumbing, together with external alternations to building and site layout including reconfigured car parking, new trolley park and associated works.
Focus Park Ashbourne Way Shirley Solihull B90 4QU
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01651/PPFL
Change of use from existing dwelling to C2 children's home for up to 2 children.
4 Redstone Farm Road Olton Solihull B28 9NT
Received 9 Sept 2026 - DecidedPL/2026/01654/HEDRN
Remove 175m of hedgerow.
Land To West Side Of Damson Parkway Solihull
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01655/TPO
1 No. lime tree (Tilia platyphyllos) repollard.
2 Marlborough Court Marlborough Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 0EH
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01656/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed extension to existing porch to form external canopy.
21 Warren Drive Dorridge Solihull B93 8JY
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01657/MINFHO
Single storey side extension.
37 Moorlands Drive Shirley Solihull B90 3RF
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01658/MINFOT
Erection of a timber treehouse structure.
Kixley Meadows Kixley Lane Knowle Solihull B93 0JF
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01659/MINFHO
Erection of a single storey timber-framed detached double garage.
36 Widney Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9DY
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01660/MINFHO
Single storey rear extension and replacement porch.
21 Walton Croft Hillfield Solihull B91 3GW
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01661/MINFHO
Repair deteriorated mortar and loose cap stones 2m high wall to the south. Remove broken wooden gate in wall and brick up the gap, where possible using bricks to match those already in place to preserve the appearance of the wall.
The Stables 8 Berkswell Hall Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BG
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01663/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 12-Noise and 15-Travel Plan following planning approval PL/2025/00796/PPFL -Change of use from offices (Class E(g)) to a 81 bedroom hotel (Class C1) incorporating the internal fitting out as necessary. including the replacement of the existing windows, the recladding of the roof top plant room and the construction of 2No ground floor single storey extensions. The alterations to the parking layout to provide 6 No. disabled spaces, and improved vehicular access together with a new pedestrian access and new soft landscaping to the Warwick Road frontage. Approved 29.1.26
751 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 3DQ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01664/VAR
Vary condition No. 1- Plan Numbers on planning approval PL/2024/01107/MINFDW - Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a two storey, five bedroom dwelling. - Approved 10.2.26 NAMELY ; -The positioning, scale and size of the windows on the front and rear elevations have been altered; -The door to the front entrance has been made larger removing the windows either side; -The rear lower storey roof has been changed to a parapet design;-The skylight directly above the stairwell has been removed and two skylights have been added to the first floor ensuites; -The windows on the first floor bedrooms have been changed to sliding doors with glass balustrades, creating Juliet balconies to the front and rear; -The ground floor w.c has been expanded into a wetroom and the front living room space has been partitioned by an internal bi fold; -Externally the material use of long format and standard bricks have been replaced with white render on all elevations.
93 Streetsbrook Road Solihull B90 3PE
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01666/DIS
Discharge condition Nos. 16- CMS, 18-Contaminated Land and 20- Drainage following planning approval PL/2025/00658/PPFL- Conversion and extension of existing agricultural buildings, with partial demolition to form volume offset for 3 No. dwellings. Approved 23.2.26
Fen End Farm Block Oldwich Lane East Fen End Solihull CV8 1NR
Received 12 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionPL/2026/01667/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension at 3m depth. Conversion of existing garage into utility, wc and garage.
406 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 1AJ
Received 14 Sept 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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