Planning application
Development Site Waterloo Avenue Fordbridge Solihull
Relates to PL/2026/00545/PPFL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Discharge condition No. 9 (Green Travel Plan) following planning approval PL/2026/00545/PPFL dated 18.09.2026 for 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/2026/01984/DIS
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/01984/DIS
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Nov 2026
- Validated
- 2 Nov 2026
- Ward
- Fordbridge
- Parish
- Fordbridge Town Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 3 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.
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PL/2026/00545/PPFL Granted
Development Site Waterloo Avenue Fordbridge Solihull
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Nov 2026
Received by Solihull
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5 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 December 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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PL/2026/00545/PPFL Granted
Development Site Waterloo Avenue Fordbridge Solihull
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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Dovetail Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 1990 · London
105 applications on PlanIndex · across 26 councils · 92% granted
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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 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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