Wootton Green Farm Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01607/PPFL - Change of Use Awaiting decision
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use of land to equestrian (for personal use), the placement of two movable field shelters and a poly tunnel. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from Solihull's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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.
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Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £540,000 in June 2024. Other property, freehold.

4 June 2024£540,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area136 m² (1,464 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Solihull
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
CV7 7BS
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Balsall & Berkswell
Parish
Balsall Parish Council
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Agent
en-plan

Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Solihull usually decides changes of use by day 65.

Day 3827 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
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

Alt. reference
PP-15144839
Planning Portal ref
PP-15144839
Neighbours
16 Sept 2026
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Wootton Green Barn Wootton Green Farm Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Single storey rear/side extension.
PL/2025/02129/MINFHO
2025
Land At Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Permission in principle for the construction of 6 No. dwellings.
PL/2025/02252/PIP
2025 Approved
The Trees Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Certificate of lawful development for proposed erection of single storey detached outbuil…
PL/2025/01857/CLOPUD
2024 Withdrawn
Brooklands Barn Brooklands Farm Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Single storey extension.
PL/2024/02870/MINFHO
2024 Approved
Brooklands Farm House Brooklands Farm Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Certificate of lawful development for proposed construction of a detached outbuilding (ga…
PL/2024/00838/CLOPUD
2020 Approved
Horseshoe Barn Wootton Green Farm Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Extension (Two single storey extensions).
PL/2020/01310/MINFHO
2020 Refused
Wootton Green Barn Wootton Green Farm Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Single storey extensions.
PL/2020/01446/MINFHO
2019 Approved
Horseshoe Barn Wootton Green Farm Wootton Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7BS
Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of a patio.
PL/2019/01454/CLEUD
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.