Planning application
Land Adjacent To A452 Kenilworth Road, Between Its Junctions With Marsh Lane And Meriden Road In Berkswell, Solihull
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 engineering earthworks to form a railway cutting (Horn Brook Cutting) and ancillary works including: Earthworks to form watercourse diversions for Bayley's Brook and Horn Brook, drainage ditches and a balancing pond; earthworks for the horizontal and vertical realignment of the A452 Kenilworth Road and earthworks to junctions with Marsh Lane, Mercote Hall Lane; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks, bridleway and road vehicle parks; construction of drainage pipe outlet culverts and wingwalls and headwalls for Mercote Hall Lane Culvert and Marsh Lane Culvert (the "Roundabout Culverts") and the A452 Culvert; construction of maintenance access staircases; location of permanent fencing (boundary, security and ecological fencing), vehicle restraint barriers and gates; and street lighting.
As published by the council, reference PL/2024/02622/HS2DIS
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2024/02622/HS2DIS
- Type
- HS2 Section 17 (DIS)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 31 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- 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 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2024/01691/S17DIS Granted
Land Adjacent To A452 Kenilworth Road, Between Its Junctions With Marsh Lane And Meriden Road In Berkswell, Solihull
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) attached to PL/2023/02132/HS2DIS.
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PL/2023/02132/HS2DIS Granted
Land Adjacent To A452 Kenilworth Road, Between Its Junctions With Marsh Lane And Meriden Road In Berkswell, Solihull
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising the A452 Kenilworth Road Overbridge structure and adjoining earthworks and location of permanent security, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint barriers.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2024
Received by Solihull
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
63 documents on file for this application
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Solihull granted permission on 19 December 2025, 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
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