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

Awaiting decision Birmingham 2026/05825/PA High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017

Relates to 2023/06670/PA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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)

As published by the council, reference 2026/05825/PA

Application record

Reference
2026/05825/PA
Type
High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017
Status
Pending As published: REGISTERED: Under Consultation
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
17 Sep 2026
Ward
Nechells

Comment by 10 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Birmingham through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

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

  • 2023/06670/PA Granted

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

    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.

    Decided 1 Dec 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 17 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Birmingham took a median of 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 2023/06670/PA Granted

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

    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.

    Decided 1 Dec 2023 Prior approval

Documents

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

26 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.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Birmingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Birmingham decided prior approval applications in a median of 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

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