Plans have been submitted to build two new homes on land south of Birchy Leasowes Lane in Tidbury Green.

Applicant Shaun Mulhall is seeking Permission in Principle for the erection of two dwellings and associated external works on the vacant triangular site.

A planning statement submitted with the application argues the proposal would help address Solihull's housing shortage while representing only a small-scale development.

It states: "The proposal provides two additional homes. The numerical contribution is necessarily modest, but that does not diminish its planning value."

The applicant says the site is "modest in scale", is not reliant on major infrastructure projects and could make a "comparatively rapid contribution to housing supply".

The land sits within the West Midlands Green Belt, a designation acknowledged within the application.

However, the planning statement argues the scheme should be considered under updated national planning guidance and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's (SMBC) own Green Belt assessment.

It says: "The proposal comprises only two dwellings" and would not create "a substantial new settlement or a major projection of built form into unrestricted countryside".

Instead, the application claims the development would "reasonably be characterised as completing or consolidating the existing pattern of development in this part of Tidbury Green".

The statement also highlights Solihull's housing land supply position, stating: "There is a substantial unmet housing need. SMBC cannot presently demonstrate the required five-year housing land supply."

According to the applicant, the site's small size, surrounding development, road infrastructure and existing vegetation mean it could be developed as "a modest consolidation of existing development rather than unrestricted sprawl".

The planning statement adds that SMBC's July 2026 Green Belt Assessment identifies the wider Green Belt parcel as "potential grey belt" land and argues that changes to national policy have created "a materially stronger policy context for considering small-scale housing".

Among the benefits cited are two additional homes, potential biodiversity improvements, enhanced pedestrian connectivity and economic benefits from construction activity.

SMBC's public protection contaminated land team has raised no objection to the plans.

A decision has not yet been made.

Residents have until 30 September to comment on the application.

Click here to view the full application.