Solihull town centre bar to revamp its outdoor service & six other planning applications noted

A pub chain has been given approval for two outdoor seating huts in Solihull town centre.

The Slug and Lettuce in Jubilee Walk, next to Touchwood Shopping Centre, applied to change the external appearance of the outdoor patio area with the introduction of the timber seating huts.

The application was originally submitted by the national chain in March and Solihull Council planners have given it the green light. 

The outdoor area is to remain largely unchanged but the hut structures – with sloping roofs to provide additional covered seating for customers – will replace a section of fixed bench seating and loose furniture items.

Council officers said: “The proposal is considered to be acceptable in terms of its impact upon the character of the area and visual amenity and the impact upon residential amenity.” 

All change for Solihull shop

Meanwhile a Solihull shop has applied for permission for a sign and projecting sign in its window. Hotter in Mill Lane, Solihull, has applied for permission to Solihull Council for a fascia sign and a hanging sign. 

The applicant, in a form submitted to authority, says the signs would be an “internally illuminated fascia sign” and “projecting sign”. The application was submitted on April 29 and is awaiting a decision from Solihull planners.  

Five other Solihull planning applications approved

And elsewhere a number of planning applications have been granted by Solihull Council. They include:

1. A proposed single storey side extension to a property in Bryanston Road, Olton
2. A two storey extension and single storey rear extension to a property in Chamberlain Crescent Shirley
3. A loft conversion to a property in Yoxall Road, Shirley
4. Change of use from  a garage to a habitable room with a porch constructed with a property in Sharmans Cross Road
5. A ground floor rear extension at Woodcote Drive, Dorridge