Planning application
Development Site Waterloo Avenue Fordbridge Solihull
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a new single storey drive-thru cafe (Starbucks) and three storey industrial unit (Self-store) with alterations to the hard and soft landscaping and formation of a new vehicular access into site.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00545/PPFL
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00545/PPFL
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chelmsley Wood
- Parish
- Fordbridge Town Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/00546/ADV Awaiting decision
Development Site Waterloo Avenue Fordbridge Solihull
Erect freestanding Sign 1 - 9m internally illuminated totem pole sign; freestanding Sign 2 - Drive thru directional signs; freestanding Sign 3 - One-off clearance bar; freestanding Sign 4 - Pre-view menu board; freestanding Sign 5 - Speaker post with canopy over; freestanding Sign 6 - 5 panel menu board; freestanding Sign 7 - DT Thank you sign; freestanding Sign 8 - DT Exit only sign; freestanding Sign 15 - Monument sign. Erect 10 No. fascia signs (As shown on the drawing 4618_PL11 - Proposed Signage Elevation - Unit 1 and 4618_PL13- Proposed Signage Elevation - Unit 2 as well as the attached EMEA DT Signage Pack by NIS Signs; fascia Sign 9 - Logo disk sign surface mounted and illuminated - 1500mm; fascia Sign 10 - Custom sign - Drive thru illuminated stacked Woodmark sign; fascia Sign 11 - Logo disk sign surface mounted and Illuminated - 1500mm; fascia Sign 12 - Custom sign - Drive thru illuminated stacked Woodmark sign; fascia Sign 13 - Woodmark surface mounted illuminated sign- 250mm; fascia Sign 14 - Woodmark surface mounted illuminated sign- 250mm; fascia Sign 16 - Logo disk sign surface mounted and illuminated - 750mm; fascia Sign 17 - Surface mounted StoreMore logo sign - 3000mm; fascia Sign 18 - Surface mounted StoreMore logo sign - 3000mm; fascia Sign 19 - Surface mounted self-storage text sign - 900mm.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Solihull
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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18 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: PL/2026/00546/ADV (Awaiting decision)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
50 documents on file for this application
- SMBC - ECOLOGY
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - UNIT 2 - SELF-STORE
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - UNIT 2 - SELF-STORE
- SMBC - PUBLIC PROTECTION
- ACOUSTIC DESIGN RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ASSESSMENT
- SMBC - HIGHWAYS
- SMBC - LANDSCAPE
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- SMBC POLICY
- SMBC - CONTAMINATED LAND
- UPDATED CONTAMINATION REPORT
- SMBC - DRAINAGE & LLFA
- SMBC - HIGHWAYS
- SMBC - PUBLIC PROTECTION
- SMBC - CONTAMINATED LAND
- SUPERSEDED CONTAMINATION PART 1
- SUPERSEDED CONTAMINATION PART 2
- SUPERSEDED CONTAMINATION PART 3
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - UNIT 1 - STARBUCKS
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - UNIT 1 - STARBUCKS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - UNIT 1 - STARBUCKS
- SUPERSEDED PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - UNIT 2 - SELF-STORE
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - UNIT 2 - SELF-STORE
- SUPERSEDED PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - UNIT 2 - SELF-STORE
- PROPOSED SIGNAGE PLAN - UNIT 1 - STARBUCKS
- PROPOSED SIGNAGE ELEVATIONS - UNIT 1 - STARBUCKS
- PROPOSED SIGNAGE PLAN - UNIT 2 - SELF-STORE
- PROPOSED SIGNAGE ELEVATIONS - UNIT 2 - SELF-STORE
- PERSPECTIVES DOCUMENT
- OVERSHADOWING ASSESSMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - EMEA DT SIGNAGE PACK - UNIT 1 STARBUCKS
- STATUTORY METRIC MACRO DISABLED
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- LIGHTING IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL & BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- SEQUENTIAL TEST
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- APOLLO INGOT LIGHTING SPECIFICIATION
- APOLLO NOVA OPAL LIGHTING SPECIFICATION
- BNG METRIC
- DUET LIGHTING SPECIFICATION
- FAGERHULT LIGHTING SPECIFICATION
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
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