Development Control and Planning Applications

Includes information about how you can make Planning Applications, search applications and decisions, comment on or track current applications, planning policy and proposals including UDP and viewing Committee reports/minutes.

Planning Services combines four aspects of building development and land use in Solihull. For more information please see our Planning Services page.

• Latest Planning News
• Development Control - Customer Charter
• Development Control Frequently Asked Questions
• The Draft Local Validation Criteria Consultation

New Planning Applications

• Planning Guidance
• Make a Planning Application online
  
  
  You can also pay online by credit or debit card for applications submitted this way.
• Planning Application Process
• Download Planning Application forms
• Planning Application Fees & Calculator
• View the Weekly List
• Comment or Object to an Planning Application
• Monitor a Planning Applications progress
• View Committee Schedules & download Minutes & Agendas
• Register an Email Address for New Planning Applications
• Search by map for Planning Applications received within eight weeks

Appeals

• How to make an Appeal against a Planning or Enforcement decision
• Make an Appeal online

Site History

• Planning Application Register
• Planning Appeal Register
• Decision Register
• Search by Planning Application reference number
• Recent applications near to an address
  Choose an address and see recent applications during the last 8 weeks and within a 1 Kilometre circle.

Planning Enforcement

• Planning Enforcement Policy
• Planning Enforcement

Planning Conservation

• Listed Buildings
• Conservation Areas
• Conservation Area Advice
• Tree Preservation Orders

Other Links

• Building Control (Building Regulations)
• Forward Planning (Planning Policy and Proposals
• Landscape Architects
• Environment Coordination

Contact Us

Planning Services are committed to providing an efficient and accurate service to members of the public via the Internet. If you feel essential content is missing from our online service, please contact us using the link below or alternatively call our offices on

Telephone: 0121 704 6373.

You can also write to us at: -

Planning Services
PO Box 11652
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 9YA

You can also use the Contact Development Control Form

• Advertisements and shop signs
  The Advertisement Regulations are complex but for shops and small businesses the following rules apply:
• Building Regulations Inspection
  Information about booking a site inspection.
• Building and landscape design
  Information about New Development, Urban and Landscape Design and Public Art
• Development control
  Development Control is the section of Planning Services which processes individual planning applications for development.
• Development plans
  The term "Development Plan" has particular importance in planning legislation. Most planning decisions (including planning applications) have to use the contents of the Statutory Development Plan as their starting point before other considerations are taken into account.
• Latest News - Planning
  Keep up to date with the latest news from Planning Services. This page includes information about recent changes to legislation, our web pages and the latest services provided by Planning Services.
• Local Transport Plan
  The aim of the Local Transport Plan (LTP) system is that Local Authorities are able to find local solutions to local problems.
• Local plan - waste
  We, in our role as Waste Planning Authority, are required under the Planning Acts to prepare waste management policies in the Solihull Unitary Development Plan Review and the Local Development Framework.
• Planning Online
  
• Planning Services
  Planning Services play a vital role in shaping the built environment of Solihull. Planning Services combines four aspects of building development and land use in Solihull, Development Control, Forward Planning, Building Control and Landscape Architects. In addition to this our Environmental Coordination team offers a varied and comprehensive programme of environmental initiatives suitable for all ages or types of school, community groups and other organisations.
• Planning applications
  Information about Planning Applications
• Planning decision notices
  Information about formal planning decision notices.
• Planning policy and proposals
  One of the main responsibilities of the Sustainable Development Team is producing planning policies and proposals for Solihull(Forward Planning).
• Statutory register - common land and village greens
  Information about the Registers of Common Land and Village Greens
• Sustainable Development and agenda 21
  The Council is committed to the principles of sustainable development and Agenda 21.