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Elmdon Benton Green Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AX

PL/2026/00280/MINFHOMinor Full HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 April 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two storey side/rear extension and single storey rear extension.

Received
12 February 2026
Ward
Meriden & Arden
Agent
SPG Design Limited
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target12 May
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Elmdon Benton Green Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7AX. Solihull has handled 4,519 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Solihull's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 163 applications across Meriden & Arden. We hold 1,121 applications in total for the CV7 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 proposed two storey side/rear extension and single storey rear extension would further increase the bulk, massing and volume of the already significantly extended property and would result in a disproportionate addition to the original dwelling. The proposal therefore constitutes inappropriate development that is harmful to the openness of the Green Belt and to the purposes of including land within it. It is not considered that there are any very special circumstances that exist to outweigh this harm, and therefore the proposed development is contrary to Policy P17 of the Solihull Local Plan (2013), the guidance contained within the adopted House Extension Guidelines (SPD) 2010 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development by reason of its bulk, scale and design would not respect the character of the original dwelling resulting in a discordant structure that detracts from the visual amenity of the application property, unbalances the symmetry between the pair of semi-detached

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CV7 7AX
Application type
Minor Full Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Consultation expiry
18 March 2026
Consultation start
18 February 2026
Consultation end
18 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
18 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026
Last date for comments
18 March 2026
Target decision date
12 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
SPG Design Limited
Architect profile
SPG DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
Hycott Watery Lane Corley Moor Coventry CV7 8AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Solihull
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Solihull

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