Planning application
Mell Square Solihull
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Hybrid planning application comprising full planning application for site clearance and demolition of all existing buildings and the construction of residential floor space and associated amenity space (Use Class C3), lower and ground floor commercial floor spaces (Use Class E), public realm works, hard and soft landscaping, access, parking, drainage, and all other associated works. Outline planning application, with all matters reserved for the site clearance, demolition and the construction of phased mixed-use development comprising of flexible residential and town centre floor space (Use Classes E, C1, C2, C3, F1 and Sui Generis), associated public realm works and landscaping, access, parking, drainage, and all other associated works.
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW
- Type
- Major Full Dwellings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 17 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Alphege
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/01052/DIS Awaiting decision
Mell Square Solihull
Discharge condition No. 7 (Land Contamination (Full - Phase 1) - part discharge of part 3 and 4 following planning approval PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2025
Received by Solihull
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19 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
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Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
4 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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PL/2026/01052/DIS Awaiting decision
Mell Square Solihull
Discharge condition No. 7 (Land Contamination (Full - Phase 1) - part discharge of part 3 and 4 following planning approval PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW.
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PL/2026/00781/DIS Granted
Street Record Mell Square Solihull
Discharge of condition 7 - Parts 1 and 2 (Phase 1B - Contaminated Land), 50 (Phase 2 - Demolition Phase Plan), 51 (Photographic Record - Phase 2), 54 - Parts 1 and 2 (Phase 2 and Phase 1C - Contaminated Land) and Biodiversity Net Gain Plan - Phase 1 of PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW.
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PL/2026/00662/DIS Granted
Street Record Mell Square Solihull
Discharge of Condition Nos 3 (Demolition Phasing Plan - Phase 1), 4 (Record of Analysis of Buildings - Demolition - Phase 1), 5 Demolition Management Plan - Phase 1), 6 (Demolition and Construction Ecological Management Plan- Phase 1), 7 (Contaminated Land - Phase 1A), 8 (Tree Protection - Phase 1), 51 (Record of Buildings - Drury Lane Retail Units), 52 (Demolition Plan- Drury Lane Retail Units) and 53 (Demolition and Construction Ecological Plan - Phase 1C) following planning approval PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW.
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PL/2026/00412/MARDW Granted
700 Warwick Road Silhill Solihull B91 3DU
Reserved matters application for Plot 2 (Phase 2) in respect of: access, appearance, landscaping, layout, scale following hybrid application PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW; comprising of 228 No. dwellings (Class C3), ground floor retail/commercial space (Class E) and associated public realm, landscaping works and parking.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
436 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 1 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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