Planning application
Focus Park Ashbourne Way Shirley Solihull B90 4QU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of Unit 1a from tool and equipment hire services and DIY sales (sui generis) to storage, sale and distribution of building materials, timber, joinery and sheet metal, decorating, plumbing, together with external alternations to building and site layout including reconfigured car parking, new trolley park and associated works.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/01650/PPFL
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/01650/PPFL
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Shirley South
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Postcode
- B90 4QU
Comment by 8 October 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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9 Sep 2026
Received by Solihull
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Quod Ltd Agent
953 applications on PlanIndex · across 129 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordWickes Building Supplies Limited Applicant, registered in Watford
Active · incorporated 1984 · Watford
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING GF LAYOUT
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FF LAYOUT
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED GF LAYOUT
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED COVERED TROLLEY PARK
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Solihull for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Solihull's median decision took 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Solihull's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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