Land To The North Of East Way And The A45 Coventry Road, And To The East Of Middle Bickenhill Lane, Intersecting Hollywell Brook

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• PL/2023/02560/HS2DIS Granted

  Land To The North Of East Way And The A45 Coventry Road, And To The East Of Middle Bickenhill Lane, Intersecting Hollywell Brook

  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 embankment (Bickenhill Embankment) and cutting, construction of an underbridge accommodating the realigned Hollywell Brook (Hollywell Brook Underbridge); and ancillary works including: Earthworks to form two watercourse diversions; earthworks to form three balancing ponds; earthworks to form drainage ditches; construction of culvert headwalls the access track culvert accommodating Bickenhill Brook; earthworks to form two replacement flood storage areas; earthworks to form two maintenance access tracks; earthworks to form a level platform for a Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) compound; levelling of existing earthworks; landscaping earthworks; provision of permanent areas for vehicle parking; and location of permanent security, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint barriers.

  Decided 18 Oct 2024

1. 10 Mar 2025

   Received by Solihull

2. 21 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• PL/2023/02560/HS2DIS Granted

  Land To The North Of East Way And The A45 Coventry Road, And To The East Of Middle Bickenhill Lane, Intersecting Hollywell Brook

  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 embankment (Bickenhill Embankment) and cutting, construction of an underbridge accommodating the realigned Hollywell Brook (Hollywell Brook Underbridge); and ancillary works including: Earthworks to form two watercourse diversions; earthworks to form three balancing ponds; earthworks to form drainage ditches; construction of culvert headwalls the access track culvert accommodating Bickenhill Brook; earthworks to form two replacement flood storage areas; earthworks to form two maintenance access tracks; earthworks to form a level platform for a Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) compound; levelling of existing earthworks; landscaping earthworks; provision of permanent areas for vehicle parking; and location of permanent security, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint barriers.

  Decided 18 Oct 2024

Solihull granted permission on 21 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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• PL/2026/01665/DIS Awaiting decision

  Mell Square Solihull

  Discharge condition Nos. 52 - Phase 2 (Demolition Management Plan), 53 - Phase 2 (Demolition and Construction Ecological Management Plan), Part discharge of conditon 54 - Part 3 and Part 4 - Phase 2 (Contaminated land) and Informative 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan - Phase 2) following planning approval PL/2025/00547/MAJFDW.

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Conditions
• PL/2026/01598/DIS Awaiting decision

  5 Marston Drive Kingshurst Solihull B37 6BD

  Discharge condition 12 (Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan), 15 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 22 (Construction Management Plan) following planning approval PL/2025/00880/VAR insofar as it relates to Phase 2 of the scheme as shown on Drawing Number M00526-RGP-20-XX-DR-A-0002-P13 (Proposed Site Phasing Plan)

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PL/2026/01588/DIS Awaiting decision

  47 Lady Byron Lane Knowle Solihull B93 9AX

  Discharge of condition 16 - Biodiversity of planning approval PL/2026/00624/PPFL- Replacment Dwelling - Approved 5.8.26.

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PL/2026/01586/DIS Awaiting decision

  Kingshurst Village Centre And Former Mountford Public House, Marston Drive, Over Green Drive, Gilson Way And Church Close

  Discharge condition No. 11 following planning approval PL/2025/00880/VAR insofar as it relates to Phase 2 of the scheme as shown on Drawing Number M00526-RGP-20-XX-DR-A-0002-P13 (Proposed Site Phasing Plan)

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PL/2026/01498/DIS Awaiting decision

  36 Temple Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8LF

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 6 (Surface Water), 7 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan), 8 (Protection Barriers), 10 (Bats) and 11 (Bat box) for planning permission PL/2025/02384/VAR dated 03.06.2026 for Variation of condition No. 1 following planning approval dated 01.08.2022 reference PL/2022/00208/MINFDW for Erection of replacement detached dwelling.

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Conditions