Planning application
3 Reliant Close Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9NG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C3b) for up to two children aged 11-17 years, with a manager and two carers, who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00389/CLOPUD
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00389/CLOPUD
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle Bromwich
- Parish
- Castle Bromwich Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision With Objections
- Postcode
- B36 9NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/2026/01680/PPFL Awaiting decision
3 Reliant Close Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9NG
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2) for up to two children aged 7-17 years, with a manager and up to two carers, who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Solihull
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
DesignFormula Studio Ltd Agent, registered in Rugby
Active · incorporated 2019 · Rugby
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 73% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE CLOPUD REFUSAL
- LOCATION, BLOCK, EXISTING & PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS
- UPDATED PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- SUPERSEDED LOCATION, BLOCK, EXISTING & PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS
- APPLICANT STATEMENT
- SUPERSEDED PLANNING STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Solihull refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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3 Reliant Close Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9NG
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