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Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common

Granted Solihull PL/2022/02340/HS2DIS HS2 Section 17 (DIS)

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

Proposal

Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (london - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising - Engineering earthworks to form a railway cutting and ancillary works including earthworks to form landscaping bunds; earthworks to form a watercourse diversion and drainage ditches; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks, one of which will also support a footpath diversion; earthworks to form a Global System for Mobile Communications - Railway (GSMR) compound; and location of permanent fencing and vehicle restraint barriers.

As published by the council, reference PL/2022/02340/HS2DIS

Application record

Reference
PL/2022/02340/HS2DIS
Type
HS2 Section 17 (DIS)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
31 Oct 2022
Validated
31 Oct 2022
Decided
24 May 2024
Ward
Meriden
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision With Objections

Site history

Applications at this address on the Solihull register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/2026/01694/HS2DIS Awaiting decision

    Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common

    Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High-Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Construction of a railway overbridge (Footpath M214 Overbridge) and ancillary works including: engineering earthworks to alter ground level on the approaches to the overbridge, supporting the vertical realignment of Footpath M214; pedestrian access staircases below the overbridge with associated handrails; provision of two concrete benches; location of permanent boundary fencing, ecological security fencing and safety barriers.

    Submitted 16 Sep 2026
  • Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common

    Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Engineering earthworks to form a railway cutting (Park Lane Cutting); earthworks for the realignment of a section of Park Lane; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks (two of which will also support public footpath diversions) and vehicle parking turning areas; earthworks to support the realignment of Footpath M215; earthworks to form landscape bunds and earthen berms; earthworks to form six ecological ponds; earthworks to form a watercourse diversion, drainage ditches and land drainage; culvert headwalls; earthworks to form two Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) compounds; two sets of access stairs adjacent to Footpath M215 Overbridge and one set of stairs north of Lavender Hall Lane; provision of a ditch crossing slab; provision of pole mounted wooden bat structures; and location of permanent, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint system (VRS).

    Decided 17 Mar 2026
  • Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common

    Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Construction of a railway overbridge incorporating a dormouse truss (Footpath M214 Overbridge) and ancillary works including: Engineering earthworks to alter ground level on the approaches to the overbridge, supporting the vertical realignment of Footpath M214; maintenance access staircases below the overbridge with associated handrails; provision of two concrete benches; and permanent boundary fencing.

    Decided 20 Mar 2025
  • Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common.

    Plans and Specifications under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Construction of Footpath M215 Overbridge to accommodate a realigned Public Right of Way (Footpath M215) as well as an accommodation farm access and maintenance access track, including landscaped earthworks.

    Decided 24 Oct 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2022

    Received by Solihull

  2. 24 May 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Solihull granted permission on 24 May 2024, 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.

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