Planning application
Composting Site Berkswell Quarry Cornets End Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 6 of planning permission dated 25th April 2012 (PL/2011/01060/CU) for the change of use to provide reconfiguration of composting site including repositioning of the permitted workshop, weighbridge and office; installation of portable concrete blocks; and provision of improved concrete-surfaced circulation space. Namely: to allow the composting operation approved to run concurrently with the mineral extraction and landfill operations at Berkswell Quarry or to 31st December 2031, whichever is the later.
As published by the council, reference PL/2023/00536/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2023/00536/VAR
- Type
- Variation of Condition (Major)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2023
- Ward
- Meriden
- Parish
- Meriden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CV7 7LH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2023/00535/VAR Granted
Composting Site Berkswell Quarry Cornets End Lane Meriden Solihull CV7 7LH
Variation of condition 7 of planning permission dated 23rd April 2008 (PL/2007/00421/FULM) for an open windrow composting of organic material. Namely: to allow the composting operation approved to run concurrently with the mineral extraction and landfill operations at Berkswell Quarry or to 31st December 2031, whichever is the later.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2023
Received by Solihull
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9 Jun 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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31 Aug 2026
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Solihull granted permission on 9 June 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.
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