Planning application
Focus Park Ashbourne Way Shirley Solihull B90 4QU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Shirley South
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Postcode
- B90 4QU
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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30 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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30 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 30 October 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 this record
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