7 Birchmoor Close Olton Solihull B28 9NS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change the use of a C3a dwelling to a children's care home (C2) for up to two children aged 5-10 years, with a manager and one carer. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Solihull Planning Committee on 24 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the change would not harm the area, neighbours or highway safety.
- Residents objected over amenity, character, intensity, highways, parking, future development and location; West Midlands Police also objected.
- The committee granted conditional approval in line with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Solihull's committee minutes of 24 Jul 2026.
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. 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 2
Last sold for £300,000 in July 2025. Terraced 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
- Council
- Solihull
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Postcode
- B28 9NS
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Olton
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Target decision
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hanif Planning And Design Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 181 days from validation, 116 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-14663895
- Neighbours
- 16 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 4 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 24 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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