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Abbeyfield House 1 - 1A Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AE

PL/2026/00015/PPFLMinor Full OtherRefused
Full

Refused on 13 March 2026

Planning committee1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Retrospective consent for 8 No. replacement bay windows.

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Silhill
Agent
Bob Dilworth Design Ltd
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at Abbeyfield House 1 - 1A Ashleigh Road Solihull B91 1AE. Solihull has handled 4,519 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Solihull's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 91 applications across Silhill. We hold 1,400 applications in total for the B91 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The replacement of the original timber framed windows with UPVC units at No. 1A Ashleigh Road has resulted in an incongruous and unsympathetic alteration that fails to preserve the character of the host building. The use of UPVC, including its modern material finish, bulkier frame profiles and loss of traditional detailing, causes harm to the character and appearance of the Ashleigh Road Conservation Area, in which the site is located. Ashleigh Road is subject to an Article 4 Direction and the protection of traditional architectural features is of heightened importance. Allowing the development would set an undesirable precedent that would make it difficult for the Council to resist similar harmful alterations, cumulatively eroding the area's established character and distinctiveness. The proposal therefore results in less than substantial harm to a designated heritage asset, with no public benefits to outweigh that harm, contrary to Policy P15(i) and Policy P16 of the Solihull Local Plan, and the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (paragraphs 199-202).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B91 1AE
Application type
Minor Full Other
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Non-Civil Parish Or Community

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Consultation expiry
11 March 2026
Consultation start
9 January 2026
Consultation end
6 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 March 2026
Last date for comments
11 March 2026
Target decision date
3 March 2026
Committee meeting
11 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bob Dilworth Design Ltd
Architect profile
BOB DILWORTH DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
24 Solihull Road Shirley Solihull B90 3HD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
16 February 2026
Site notice start
9 January 2026
Site notice end
2 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14600201
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Solihull

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