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Berkswell Battery Storage Site Waste Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7GH

Granted Solihull PL/2024/02848/PPFL Major Full Other

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

Proposal

Underground cable and ancillary electrical works to connect the battery energy storage system approved under planning approval PL/2022/02308/PPFL to the Berkswell National Grid electricity substation.

As published by the council, reference PL/2024/02848/PPFL

Application record

Reference
PL/2024/02848/PPFL
Type
Major Full Other
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
2 Dec 2024
Validated
2 Dec 2024
Decided
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Meriden & Arden
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CV7 7GH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Solihull register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/2025/00294/PPFL Awaiting decision

    Berkswell Battery Storage Site Waste Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7GH

    Temporary construction access track for the installation of a Battery Energy Storage System approved under planning approval PL/2022/02308/PPFL.

    Submitted 14 Feb 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Received by Solihull

  2. 10 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Renplan Ltd Agent

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Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE MAJOR FULL APPROVAL Decision · 10 Oct 2025
  • SMBC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 03 Oct 2025
  • BNG STRATEGY Report · 22 Aug 2025
  • BNG METRIC Report · 22 Aug 2025
  • SMBC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 18 Aug 2025
  • ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Report · 02 May 2025
  • PEA Report · 02 May 2025
  • SMBC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 15 Apr 2025
  • HS2 Consultee Comment · 20 Mar 2025
  • HS2 COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 07 Jan 2025
  • SMBC LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 06 Jan 2025
  • SMBC - POLICY AND SPATIAL PLANNING Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2024
  • SMBC - PUBLIC PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 19 Dec 2024
  • SMBC - DRAINAGE & LLFA Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2024
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 02 Dec 2024
  • HV CABLE CROSS-SECTION Drawing · 02 Dec 2024
  • 275KV NGET USER BAY - PLANNING OVERALL LAYOUT Drawing · 02 Dec 2024
  • 275KV NGET USER BAY - PLANNING PLAN VIEW Drawing · 02 Dec 2024
  • 275KV NGET USER BAY - PLANNING SECTION VIEWS Drawing · 02 Dec 2024
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 02 Dec 2024
  • CABLE ROUTE Drawing · 02 Dec 2024
  • ROUTE ON APPROVED APPLICATION Drawing · 02 Dec 2024
  • ARCHEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT Report · 02 Dec 2024
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Report · 02 Dec 2024
  • GREAT CRESTED NEWT SURVEY Report · 02 Dec 2024
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 02 Dec 2024
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 02 Dec 2024
  • CABLE ROUTE CTMP Report · 02 Dec 2024
  • ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Report · 02 Dec 2024

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What this grant of permission means

Solihull granted permission on 10 October 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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