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Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

Granted Solihull PL/2024/00120/HS2DIS HS2 Section 17 (DIS)

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

Proposal

Construction of a Mercote Hall Lane overbridge; engineering earthworks to form Mercote Mill Embankment; earthworks to form a highway diversion; and ancillary works including: Drainage earthworks including two drop inlet cascades; maintenance access staircases; earthworks to form a replacement flood storage area; above ground culvert headwalls; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks; two permanent road vehicle parking areas; earthworks to form a watercourse diversion; and the location of permanent ecological fencing, boundary fencing and vehicle restraint barriers.

As published by the council, reference PL/2024/00120/HS2DIS

Application record

Reference
PL/2024/00120/HS2DIS
Type
HS2 Section 17 (DIS)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
22 Jan 2024
Validated
22 Jan 2024
Decided
11 Nov 2024
Ward
Meriden & Arden
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Solihull register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

    Discharge of condition 2 (materials) attached to PL/2024/00120/HS2DIS.

    Decided 24 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

    Discharge of condition 2 (Materials) following PL/2023/02072/HS2DIS.

    Decided 29 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

    Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising construction of Marsh Farm Viaduct.

    Decided 29 Jan 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jan 2024

    Received by Solihull

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

    Discharge of condition 2 (materials) attached to PL/2024/00120/HS2DIS.

    Decided 24 Oct 2025 Conditions

Documents

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

43 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Solihull granted permission on 11 November 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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Solihull's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.