18 Windsor Drive Elmdon Solihull B92 8HS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change the use of a C3a dwelling to a children's home (C2) for up to two children aged 5-17 years, with a manager and two carers, who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Solihull Planning Committee on 17 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the home would not harm the area, neighbours or highway safety.
- Residents raised concerns about the change of use, neighbouring amenity, highway safety, precedent and other matters.
- The committee granted conditional approval in line with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Solihull's committee minutes of 17 Jun 2026.
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 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 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 1
Last sold for £350,000 in February 2024. Semi-detached house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 95 days from validation, 30 days slower than Solihull's median of 65 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Solihull in the last twelve months, from validation. Solihull decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14780816
- Neighbours
- 10 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 26 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 30 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 17 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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