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

Awaiting decision Solihull PL/2025/00294/PPFL Minor Full Other

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference PL/2025/00294/PPFL

Application record

Reference
PL/2025/00294/PPFL
Type
Minor Full Other
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
14 Feb 2025
Validated
14 Feb 2025
Ward
Meriden & Arden
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
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/2024/02848/PPFL Granted

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

    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.

    Decided 10 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2025

    Received by Solihull

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 April 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Solihull took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: PL/2022/02308/PPFL (Decided)

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

23 documents on file for this application

  • SMBC LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 28 Nov 2025
  • SMBC - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Consultee Comment · 09 Oct 2025
  • BERKSWELL ACCESS TRACK BNG STRATEGY 27.8.25 Report · 04 Sep 2025
  • BNG METRIC Report · 04 Sep 2025
  • PEA FINAL Report · 21 Jul 2025
  • BERKSWELL COVENTRY - GCN SURVEYS V4. Report · 21 Jul 2025
  • BHA_6656_AIA_REVB BERKSWELL BESS TEMPORARY ACCESS TRACK_IM_JULY2025 Report · 21 Jul 2025
  • RESPONSE RE LANDSCAPE Correspondence · 11 Jul 2025
  • SMBC ECOLOGY REDACTED Consultee Comment · 12 Jun 2025
  • SMBC LANDSCAPE Report · 01 May 2025
  • WCC ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comment · 28 Apr 2025
  • ARB IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Report · 11 Apr 2025
  • SMBC LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 04 Apr 2025
  • SMBC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY OFFICER Consultee Comment · 13 Mar 2025
  • SMBC - DRAINAGE & LLFA Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 14 Feb 2025
  • CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 14 Feb 2025
  • ACCESS TRACK Drawing · 14 Feb 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 14 Feb 2025
  • SITE PLAN Drawing · 14 Feb 2025
  • TRANSPORT STATEMENT Report · 14 Feb 2025
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT Report · 14 Feb 2025
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 14 Feb 2025

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Solihull for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Solihull decided full applications in a median of 181 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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