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Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull

Refused Solihull PL/2023/02196/PPFL Major Full Other

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply.

As published by the council, reference PL/2023/02196/PPFL

Application record

Reference
PL/2023/02196/PPFL
Type
Major Full Other
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
18 Oct 2023
Validated
25 Oct 2023
Decided
28 Mar 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 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • PL/2024/01261/PPFL Withdrawn

    Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull

    Installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply.

    Decided 6 May 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Oct 2023

    Received by Solihull

  2. 25 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • Site 1 Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull

    Non-material amendment following planning approval PL/2025/00934/VAR dated 05.08.2026 for 'Amendments to planning permission PL/2023/02196/PPFL dated 28 January 2025 (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223) for installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply.' Namely: refinement to the internal site layout and the addition of a secondary access route within the application boundary and the overall number of BESS modules reduced by two, from 26 to 24 and the number of AC units reduced from 13 to 6.

    Decided 18 Sep 2026
  • Site 1 Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull

    Discharge condition no. 4 (LEMP) and 10 (hard and soft landscaping) following planning approval PL/2025/00934/VAR dated 05.08.2025 for 'Amendments to planning permission PL/2023/02196/PPFL dated 28.01.2025 (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223) for installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply.'

    Decided 13 Oct 2026
  • Site 1 Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull

    Discharge condition Nos. 5ii and 5iii (Archaeology) following planning application PL/2023/02196/PPFL for Installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply. (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223 28.01.2025).

    Decided 12 Jun 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

58 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Solihull refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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    PL/2026/00670/DIS Submitted 24 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge condition Nos. 5ii and 5iii (Archaeology) following planning application PL/2023/02196/PPFL for Installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply. (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223 28.01.2025).

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
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