Abbeyfield House 1 - 1A Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/00015/PPFL - Minor Full Other Refused

Proposal

Retrospective consent for 8 No. replacement bay windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Jan 2026
✓
Committee
11 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
13 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Solihull Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers recommended approval because the windows were considered acceptable and would not harm the conservation area or neighbours.
  • Twenty-seven objections said the proposal was unsympathetic, unauthorised, harmful to conservation-area uniformity and likely to set a precedent.
  • The committee refused the application against the officer recommendation because the UPVC windows harmed the building and conservation area.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Solihull's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Solihull built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Solihull
Application type
Minor Full Other
Postcode
B91 1AE
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Silhill
Parish
Non-Civil Parish Or Community
Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
13 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bob Dilworth Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 18 days slower than Solihull's median of 48 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
632decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14600201
Neighbours
4 Mar 2026
Consultation
9 Jan 2026
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jan 2026
Committee
11 Mar 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