Planning application
Blind Hall Cottage Blind Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Garage and plant room with home office over.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/01466/MINFHO
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/01466/MINFHO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Balsall & Berkswell
- Parish
- Berkswell Parish Council
- Postcode
- CV7 7BH
Comment by 11 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Solihull through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Solihull
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Solihull took a median of 106 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 this record
Reading the register
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Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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