148 Longdon Road Knowle Solihull B93 9HU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of one new dwelling within the substantial rear garden of No. 148 Longdon Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 9HU. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 17 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Solihull Planning Committee on 15 Apr 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the location, residential use and amount of development were acceptable in principle.
- Residents raised concerns about privacy, overdevelopment, access, traffic, noise, trees, wildlife and the application process.
- The committee refused the application because Members considered that it failed to secure design quality and contravened Policy P15.
Source: Plota analysis of Solihull's committee minutes of 15 Apr 2026.
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 94 days from validation, 12 days slower than Solihull's median of 82 for new homes. Refused, as 20% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Solihull in the last twelve months, from validation. Solihull decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 8 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 15 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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