Five developments set to change the future for Solihull - including HS2 & care homes
There are some huge planning developments in the pipeline across Solihull, including Knowle and Shirley with HS2 schemes and care home proposals
A year of planning projects debated in 2022 will change the face of Solihull as we know it. Thousands of new homes and enormous infrastructure are in the pipeline for the borough and will go on to shape Solihull for years to come.
Census data revealed this year that Solihull’s population is ageing fast. In 2021 there were roughly 45,000 residents over the age of 65. This, along with Solihull’s peaceful villages and green space, has seen a string of planning applications for care homes in 2022.
Meanwhile, HS2 and other developers have big plans for the borough over the next few years.
These are five developments that will change Solihull’s future:
Meanwhile, HS2 and other developers have big plans for the borough over the next few years.
5. Successful appeal to turn much-loved garden centre into care home
Another controversial care home in Solihull – this time over in Knowle. A much-loved local garden centre on Warwick Road will become a sprawling retirement community after an appeal was successfully launched this year. Developer Knowle Care Ltd announce plans back in 2020 to flatten Wyndley Garden Centre and build a facility for the elderly made up of 39 care suites and 46 care apartments. The application was rejected in April 2021 due to inappropriate use of Green Belt land and concerns over the scale of the facility. However, an appeal was launched in March 2022 and was successful, providing that the retirement village harmonises with its surroundings, among other conditions.