15 Alcott Lane Marston Green Solihull B37 7AT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/02366/COU - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Change of use for part of the house for ground floor gym and a new single storey extension to be used for short-term lets. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Jan 2026
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Consultation
23 Feb 2026
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Approved
11 Mar 2026

Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 228 m away: Marston Green Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Birmingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 2

Last sold for £375,000 in August 2024. Detached house, freehold.

2 August 2024£375,000
25 June 1999£120,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area116 m² (1,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Solihull
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
B37 7AT
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Parish
Bickenhill Parish Council
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
11 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Glass Cube Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 65 days. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.

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

Neighbours
6 Jan 2026
Consultation
23 Feb 2026
Comments by
23 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.