Planning application
Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common
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 works comprising: Construction of a railway overbridge incorporating a dormouse truss (Footpath M214 Overbridge) and ancillary works including: Engineering earthworks to alter ground level on the approaches to the overbridge, supporting the vertical realignment of Footpath M214; maintenance access staircases below the overbridge with associated handrails; provision of two concrete benches; and permanent boundary fencing.
As published by the council, reference PL/2024/02665/HS2DIS
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2024/02665/HS2DIS
- Type
- HS2 Section 17 (DIS)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 31 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 20 Mar 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 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2025/01783/HS2DIS Granted
Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common
Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Engineering earthworks to form a railway cutting (Park Lane Cutting); earthworks for the realignment of a section of Park Lane; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks (two of which will also support public footpath diversions) and vehicle parking turning areas; earthworks to support the realignment of Footpath M215; earthworks to form landscape bunds and earthen berms; earthworks to form six ecological ponds; earthworks to form a watercourse diversion, drainage ditches and land drainage; culvert headwalls; earthworks to form two Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) compounds; two sets of access stairs adjacent to Footpath M215 Overbridge and one set of stairs north of Lavender Hall Lane; provision of a ditch crossing slab; provision of pole mounted wooden bat structures; and location of permanent, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint system (VRS).
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PL/2024/00370/HS2DIS Granted
Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common.
Plans and Specifications under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Construction of Footpath M215 Overbridge to accommodate a realigned Public Right of Way (Footpath M215) as well as an accommodation farm access and maintenance access track, including landscaped earthworks.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2024
Received by Solihull
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20 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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Solihull granted permission on 20 March 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.
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