316 Station Road Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7EF Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01359/PPFL - Major Full Dwellings Awaiting decision

Proposal

The demolition of existing buildings, and erection of 28 No. flats, landscaping, parking, utilities and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Solihull's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 7

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Local nature reserve 297 m away: Lavender Hall 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Balsall Common built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Major Full Dwellings
Postcode
CV7 7EF
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Balsall & Berkswell
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Black Box Planning
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 79, past Solihull's usual 56 days for commercial and major works. 73% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 21 Oct 2026.

Day 7912 days to the 91-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Solihull in the last twelve months, from validation. Solihull decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14805275
Planning Portal ref
PP-14805275
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#141 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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.