Planning application
Solihull College And University Centre Woodlands Campus Auckland Drive Smiths Wood Solihull B36 0NF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a single storey modular building, external landscaping works, and alterations to access arrangements.
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/01770/PPFL
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/01770/PPFL
- Type
- Minor Full Other
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Smiths Wood
- Parish
- Smiths Wood Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision With Objections
- Postcode
- B36 0NF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Solihull
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Mott Macdonald Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1976 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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Solihull granted permission on 13 August 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.
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