204 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/00951/PPFL - Minor Full Other Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing shop front and installation of new aluminium framed shop front with 2 No. glazed windows and automatic sliding glazed door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Consultation
19 May 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 139 m away: Lavender Hall Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Balsall Common built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £270,000 in May 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

16 May 2025£270,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
24 September 2010£185,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area61 m² (657 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 99)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Solihull
Application type
Minor Full Other
Postcode
CV7 7EE
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Balsall & Berkswell
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
James Allen Interiors Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 24 days faster than Solihull's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 94% of commercial premises here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
66decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Solihull in the last twelve months, from validation. Solihull decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14910206
Planning Portal ref
PP-14910206
Neighbours
20 May 2026
Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
16 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
20 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#141 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Solihull ranks #148 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Solihull decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #44 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #116 of 296
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #148 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #160 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,118
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.