Planning application
Daycare Centre 10 Gorton Croft Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UQ
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for change of use to convert existing building into 3 No. new dwellings.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00618/PNCEC3
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00618/PNCEC3
- Type
- Prior Notification COU - (E to C3)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Meriden & Arden
- Parish
- Balsall Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CV7 7UQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/00574/PPFL Granted
Daycare Centre 10 Gorton Croft Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UQ
Installation of new window openings.
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PL/2023/01542/TPO Granted
Daycare Centre 10 Gorton Croft Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UQ
Oak tree T3 - 5 to 6 metre crown Lift, 10% crown thin, remove deadwood and reduce by 2 metres lateral branches overhanging rear garden of 53 Ashley Way.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Solihull
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Granted
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19 Aug 2026
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Simple Planning Solutions Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 2016 · Manchester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 18 May 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Daycare Centre 10 Gorton Croft Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UQ
Installation of new window openings.
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T5 Oak tree - Crown reduction by 2m, removal of failed limb leaning onto the adjacent neighbouring garden at 31 Ashley Way, and branches almost touching adjacent property. T6 Oak tree (2 trees growing together) - Crown reduction by 2m, removal of failed limb and branches almost touching the adjacent properties.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Daycare Centre 10 Gorton Croft Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7UQ
Oak tree T3 - 5 to 6 metre crown Lift, 10% crown thin, remove deadwood and reduce by 2 metres lateral branches overhanging rear garden of 53 Ashley Way.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
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