Submission of Local Plan for Examination
On 13 May 2021 the Council submitted the Local Plan to the Secretary of State (via the Planning Inspectorate) for it to be independently examined.
Withdrawal of the Local Plan
On 4 September 2024 the Inspectors appointed to examine the plan recommended that it be withdrawn. The matter was considered at Full Council on 8 October 2024 and it was resolved that the plan with be withdrawn.
The Council has now withdrawn the plan.
We will make further updates to this page in due course.
In the meantime, you may wish to note that the Council launched a fresh call for sites exercise in November 2024.
A dedicated examination page on the Council’s website has been created, and this will be maintained throughout the examination process. This web page can be found at www.solihull.gov.uk/eip
For details regarding the previous stages of the local plan review, please visit the archive pages.