Planning application
Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull
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.
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PL/2024/01261/PPFL Withdrawn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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Oct 2023
Received by Solihull
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25 Oct 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Mar 2024
Decision issued: Refused
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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PL/2026/01532/NONMC Granted
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.
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PL/2026/01427/DIS Granted
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.'
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PL/2026/00670/DIS Granted
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).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
58 documents on file for this application
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