Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 1,800 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Dog Kennel Lane Shirley Solihull · PL/2024/02926/PPOL
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7 September 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Rumbush Lane Solihull · PL/2025/01502/PPOL
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30 July 2026 · Refused
Woodhouse Farm Catherine De Barnes Lane Catherine De Barnes Solihull B92 0DJ · PL/2025/01404/PPFL
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27 July 2026 · Approved
Pheasant Oak Farm Hob Lane Burton Green Solihull CV7 7GX · PL/2026/00479/PPRM
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16 July 2026 · Approved
700 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 3DU · PL/2026/00412/MARDW
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14 July 2026 · Approved
Touchstone 2 Pinewood Court Marston Green Solihull B37 7HG · PL/2026/01004/PNCEC3
Figures for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,800 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 45%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 21plan adopted 2013 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies; including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“It is undisputed between main parties that the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Accordingly, the main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the development on the openness of…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and • Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, its effect on openness, and whether any…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.