Proposed Motorway Service Area Solihull Road Hampton In Arden Solihull

Decided PL/2026/00791/NONMC
Council
Date received
20 Apr 2026
Date validated
20 Apr 2026
Postcode
B92 0ET

Description

Non-material amendment to planning permission dated 11th March 2022 (APP/Q4625/W/21/3275290 after planning application PL/2015/51409/PPOL) for: Outline planning application for development of a motorway service area, associated infrastructure and landscaping, with defined means of access for consideration including building and engineering operations and associated works to facilitate access to and egress from the motorway service area to the M42 (north and southbound) and an underpass beneath Solihull Road. Namely : amendment to the wording of condition 13 (part h) to the following: '...h) With the exception of the highway drainage system to be adopted as part of the M42 highway, the scheme shall ensure that the site surface water drainage system does not discharge water into the Motorway Drainage System, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority in conjunction with National Highways.

5/10
Planning Authority Score
#147 of 282

Solihull ranks #177 out of 282 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Solihull decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #81 of 282
66%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #177 of 282
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #170 of 282
88%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,185
Total decisions
70 refused in 2025