Which ward in Solihull has the highest planning approval rate?

St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield at 95.1% based on 144 decisions.

Which ward in Solihull has the lowest planning approval rate?

Castle Bromwich at 85.0% based on 214 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Solihull?

There is a 10.1% gap between St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield and Castle Bromwich. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Solihull

Planning outcomes in Solihull are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 10.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,993 real decisions·23 wards·Updated September 2026

91.7% approved overall. But 331 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Solihull shifts your odds by up to 10.1%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 23 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield	144	137	7	95.1%
2	Dorridge And Hockley Heath	422	395	27	93.6%
3	Dorridge & Hockley Heath	170	159	11	93.5%
4	Blythe	437	408	29	93.4%
5	Knowle	500	467	33	93.4%
6	Olton	425	397	28	93.4%
7	Shirley West	263	245	18	93.2%
8	St Alphege	503	467	36	92.8%
9	Silhill	398	369	29	92.7%
10	Shirley South	378	350	28	92.6%
11	Bickenhill	413	382	31	92.5%
12	Smiths Wood	38	35	3	92.1%
13	Chelmsley Wood	59	54	5	91.5%
14	Shirley East	241	219	22	90.9%
15	Kingshurst And Fordbridge	41	37	4	90.2%
16	Lyndon	250	225	25	90.0%
17	Meriden	381	342	39	89.8%
18	Elmdon	250	223	27	89.2%
19	Meriden & Arden	202	179	23	88.6%
20	Balsall & Berkswell	32	28	4	87.5%
21	Not Applicable	135	117	18	86.7%
22	Shirley East & Sharmans Cross	78	67	11	85.9%
23	Castle Bromwich	214	182	32	85.0%

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What the data tells us

A 10.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield approves 95.1% of applications while Castle Bromwich approves just 85.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 3,993 planning decisions in Solihull, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Solihull Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →