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94 School Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6RB

PL/2026/00580/MINFHOMinor Full HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 14 May 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Two storey side extension, with additional amendments to the front of the house with the installation of a porch and bay windows, and loft converted into a second floor. A detached double garage to be built in the front garden.

Received
24 March 2026
Ward
Dorridge And Hockley Heath
Agent
Habdesigns LTD
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.29 Apr
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 94 School Road Hockley Heath Solihull B94 6RB. Solihull has handled 4,519 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker 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 27 applications across Dorridge And Hockley Heath. We hold 1,035 applications in total for the B94 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 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, and appears as an incongruous addition to the street scene. Therefore, the development would be contrary to Policy P15 of the Solihull Local Plan, House Extension Guidelines SPD 2010 and the NPPF 2024.
  2. The proposal represents inappropriate development within the Green Belt that is harmful to openness by both definition and by demonstratable visual impact. It is also harmful to the purposes of including land within the Green Belt. No very special circumstances have been put forward that would clearly outweigh this harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy P17 of the Solihull Local Plan and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B94 6RB
Application type
Minor Full Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hockley Heath Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2026
Consultation expiry
29 April 2026
Consultation start
1 April 2026
Consultation end
29 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
1 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 April 2026
Last date for comments
29 April 2026
Target decision date
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Habdesigns LTD
Agent address
2 Millennium Court Buntsford Park Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 3DX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14784268
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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

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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