1 Lowbrook Lane Tidbury Green Solihull B90 1QR Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from existing car showroom (Use class - sui generis) & residential flats (Use class - C3) to children's nursery (Use class E(f)) - Works to include demolition of existing car workshop and new replacement two storey extension & internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Jul 2026; it is now day 238.

The consultation period closed on 30 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Tidbury Green built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Solihull
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
B90 1QR
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Blythe
Parish
Tidbury Green Parish Council
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lloyd Harden Design
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 238, past the statutory target. 67% of changes of use in Solihull are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 238182 days past the 56-day target
35%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
18%go to committee

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-14699371
Planning Portal ref
PP-14699371
Neighbours
27 Feb 2026
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Committee
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#141 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.