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Oak View Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BG

PL/2026/01068/MINFHOMinor Full HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 22 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing porch, construct a first floor with roof terrace and open porch.

Received
5 June 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Balsall & Berkswell
Agent
Cross and Craig Associates
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated5 Jun
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided22 Oct

Decided in 139 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Oak View Meriden Road Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BG. Solihull has handled 4,519 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 12 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 80 applications across Balsall & Berkswell. 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 addition of a first floor would further increase the bulk, massing and volume of the already significantly extended property and would result in a disproportionate addition over and above the original dwelling. The proposal would therefore constitute inappropriate development within the Green Belt and, by definition, be harmful to its openness. Furthermore, the increased scale and visual prominence of the dwelling would result in additional harm to the openness of the Green Belt and to the purposes of including land within it. Substantial weight is attached to this harm. In the absence of very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm identified, the proposal is unacceptable and is therefore contrary to Policies GB6 and GB7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026) and Policy P17 of the Solihull Local Plan

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 June 2026
Consultation expiry
7 July 2026
Consultation start
9 June 2026
Consultation end
7 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
1 July 2026
Last date for comments
7 July 2026
Target decision date
28 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Cross and Craig Associates
Architect profile
CROSS & CRAIG ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
Vine House 462 Station Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8HB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14920162
Documents
6

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

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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