Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Located between Birmingham Museum Collection Centre, passing over the River Rea to a point adjacent east of the West Midlands Signalling Centre

Granted Birmingham 2023/06670/PA High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Building works and Earthworks comprising a viaduct extending over the River Rea. The viaduct includes an integral Maintenance Access Point with a double staircase and pedestrian walkway on either side of the viaduct. Earthworks to include an attenuation basin. This is a Plans and Specifications submission made under Schedule 17 of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017.

As published by the council, reference 2023/06670/PA

Application record

Reference
2023/06670/PA
Type
High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
Received
29 Sep 2023
Validated
6 Oct 2023
Decided
1 Dec 2023
Ward
Nechells

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/05825/PA Awaiting decision

    Located between Birmingham Museum Collection Centre, passing over the River Rea to a point adjacent east of the West Midlands Signalling Centre

    Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for the construction of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct, associated reinforced concrete abutments and maintenance access infrastructure, attenuation basin, engineering earthworks, maintenance access strips, vehicle parking and turning areas, and the installation of vehicle restraint systems and permanent security fencing (revised submission of 2023/06670/PA)

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2023

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 6 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2026/05825/PA Awaiting decision

    Located between Birmingham Museum Collection Centre, passing over the River Rea to a point adjacent east of the West Midlands Signalling Centre

    Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for the construction of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct, associated reinforced concrete abutments and maintenance access infrastructure, attenuation basin, engineering earthworks, maintenance access strips, vehicle parking and turning areas, and the installation of vehicle restraint systems and permanent security fencing (revised submission of 2023/06670/PA)

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Prior approval

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

30 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 1 December 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Birmingham

  • 2026/06224/PA Awaiting decision

    29 The Grove, Birmingham, B31 3JX

    Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.8 metres, eaves height 2.65 metres

    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/06212/PA Awaiting decision

    137 Hodge Hill Road, Birmingham, B34 6DY

    Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.8 metres, eaves height 2.8 metres

    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/05112/PA Granted

    83 Fox Green Crescent, Birmingham, B27 7SG

    Erection of 5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.9 metres, eaves height 3 metres

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/05062/PA Granted

    10 Brewers Square, Birmingham, B16 0PN

    Erection of 3.5 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 3 metres

    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/04891/PA Granted

    95 Millhouse Road, Birmingham, B25 8QT

    Erection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.8 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Prior approval