Which ward in Solihull has the highest planning approval rate?

St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield at 95.3% based on 106 decisions.

Which ward in Solihull has the lowest planning approval rate?

Shirley East & Sharmans Cross at 86.4% based on 44 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Solihull?

There is a 8.9% gap between St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield and Shirley East & Sharmans Cross. 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 8.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

5,467 real decisions·22 wards·Updated June 2026

92.5% approved overall. But 409 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Solihull shifts your odds by up to 8.9%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 22 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield	106	101	5	95.3%
2	Olton	382	362	20	94.8%
3	Shirley South	340	322	18	94.7%
4	Blythe	416	393	23	94.5%
5	Dorridge & Hockley Heath	114	107	7	93.9%
6	Dorridge And Hockley Heath	422	395	27	93.6%
7	Shirley West	234	219	15	93.6%
8	Knowle	459	429	30	93.5%
9	Silhill	365	339	26	92.9%
10	St Alphege	503	467	36	92.8%
11	Bickenhill	413	382	31	92.5%
12	Smiths Wood	38	35	3	92.1%
13	Meriden & Arden	136	125	11	91.9%
14	Not Applicable	113	103	10	91.2%
15	Shirley East	241	219	22	90.9%
16	Chelmsley Wood	55	50	5	90.9%
17	Lyndon	222	201	21	90.5%
18	Kingshurst And Fordbridge	41	37	4	90.2%
19	Elmdon	224	202	22	90.2%
20	Meriden	381	342	39	89.8%
21	Castle Bromwich	194	168	26	86.6%
22	Shirley East & Sharmans Cross	44	38	6	86.4%

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What the data tells us

A 8.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. St Alphege With Monkspath & Hillfield approves 95.3% of applications while Shirley East & Sharmans Cross approves just 86.4%. 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 5,467 planning decisions in Solihull, January 2020 to present. 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 →