Planning application
PL/2026/00311/CLEUD
Witney Cottage Windmill Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7GY
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development for existing detached garage building as a residential annexe ancillary to the main dwellinghouse known as Witney Cottage.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00311/CLEUD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Solihull
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Solihull for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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PL/2026/01386/DIS Awaiting decision
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Discharge of conditions 11 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 14 (External Lighting) following planning approval PL/2023/02214/PPOL.
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PL/2026/00479/PPRM Granted
Pheasant Oak Farm Hob Lane Burton Green Solihull CV7 7GX
Reserved matters submission for approval of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for the erection of 250 dwellings, including discharge of condition 6 (Design Code) pursuant to outline planning permission reference: PL/2023/02214/PPOL.
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PL/2026/00360/VARMJ Granted
Land By 722 Kenilworth Road Balsall Common Solihull
Variation of conditions 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 following planning permission dated 27th February 2025 APP/Q4625/W/24/3351230 after planning application PL/2021/01360/MAJFOT) for Hybrid application: Full permission for 95 dwellings comprising 55 open market and 40 affordable housing, with associated access, parking, and landscape and outline application for 5 self-build plots, with access discharged. Namely: To allow the development to be brought forward in line with the phasing plan.
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PL/2025/02175/COU Awaiting decision
Paddock View Pool House Farm Hob Lane Burton Green Solihull CV7 7GX
Retrospective consent for the change of use of land to residential garden land to include a hardstanding and 2 No. detached outbuildings.
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PL/2026/01238/DIS Awaiting decision
Pheasants Oak Farm Hob Lane Burton Green Solihull CV7 7GX
Discharge of conditions 6 (Design Code), 8 (materials), 12 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 14 (External Lighting), 15 (CEMP), 16 (LEMP), 17 (Habitat Connectivity) 19 (Open Space and Play Area) 27 (Construction Management Plan) and 30 (Amphibian Protection measures) following planning approval PL/2023/02214/PPOL.
Other lawful development applications
In Solihull
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PL/2026/01038/CLOPUD Granted
40 Kings Road The Green Shirley Solihull B90 4GN
Certificate of lawful development for proposed installation of a wall-mounted solar battery; installation of an EV charging point; and associated cabling and electrical equipment.
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PL/2026/01061/CLOPUD Refused
21 Warren Drive Dorridge Solihull B93 8JY
Certificate of lawful development for proposed extension to existing porch to form external canopy.
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PL/2026/01345/CLOPUD Awaiting decision
44 Campden Green Solihull B92 8HG
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension.
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PL/2026/01347/CLOPUD Awaiting decision
66 Arundel Crescent Olton Solihull B92 8RG
Certificate of lawful development for proposed use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling.
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PL/2026/01338/CLOPUD Awaiting decision
3 Woodside Way Solihull B91 1HB
Certificate of lawful development for proposed erection of ancillary building.