Latest News - Planning Services

• Changes to the planning fees regulations with effect, Friday 26th February.  Changes to the planning fees regulations took effect on Friday 26th February.  The amendments introduce a fee for new applications for non-material amendments of £25 for householder applications and £170 in any other case.  They also introduce a new fee for applicants wishing to apply for a grant of a replacement planning permission subject to a new time limit - the new fee for such applications is £50 for householder applications; £500 for major developments; and £170 in any other case.   Finally, the amendments also reduce the maximum fee payable for applications under Schedule 1, Part 2 category 9(b) of the fees regulations from the previous £250,000 to £1,690.  (01/03/10)
• Change to planning legislation. New rules governing Non-material amendments and extensions to time limits will come into force on the 1st Otober 2009.  The changes cover planning permissions which are extant both on 1 October and at the date of application and have not yet commenced.  From 1 October it will also be possible to apply to make non-material amendments to existing planning permissions under s.96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (introduced by s.190 of the Planning Act 2008).  For more information please visit the Non-Material amendments & extensions to time limits page.  (01/10/09)
• Development Control is now known as Design and Development.  We have recently changed the name of Development Control to Design and Development.  This is due to a re-organisation of Planning Services.  We are currently updating our website with the new name, with over 100 pages to amend we aim to have the update completed by the 24th July 2009.  We also have a new email address, Email: designanddevelopment@solihull.gov.uk however the old one will still work for the immediate future.  (21/07/09)