Solihull: Controversial plans for hotel extension in Shirley take step forward

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Plans for a hotel in Solihull to be extended are set to take another step forward

Village Hotels got the green light for plans for a 48-bedroom extension to the 128 bed ‘business-class’ hotel in Shirley – including the reconfiguration of the existing car park, landscaping and associated works – in July. 

It gained approval from Solihull planners at a committee meeting despite a number of Shirley residents living near the Dog Kennel Lane site objecting for various reasons including noise and lack of parking. 

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A petition against the scheme, signed by 18 residents, was also submitted to Solihull Council. But at the planning committee meeting in July Kate Roberts, from the Pegasus group – the agent for the applicant – called the scheme a “modest extension”.

She explained the extension was needed for guests using the conference facilities. 

“Guests stay for two to three days but currently there are no bed spaces to accommodate them overnight,” she said.

A similar scheme was given approval in 2018 but as work had not begun within the three-year time limit permission expired which led to the resubmission of the application.

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However this time progress has been made as a new application has been submitted to the authority. The applicant has applied to sign off a preparatory condition which features in the planning permission agreement.

An application to formally ‘discharge’ condition 12 (contaminated land) was submitted to the authority on October 9. A consultation is underway, which ends on November 13, with planners set to make the decision whether to sign it off. 

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In the application’s submission Ms Roberts writes in a cover letter: “It is our view that the information submitted addresses condition 12. 

“We therefore respectfully request that the condition be discharged expediently.”

To view the plans and submit a comment for the consultation search for application PL/2024/00011/PPFL at https://publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk/online-applications.

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