Planning application
Berkswell Substation Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV8 1PH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of an underground cable (connecting Beechwood Farm BESS allowed on appeal reference PP/Q4625/W/24/3343977 to Berkswell Substation).
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/02009/PPFL
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/02009/PPFL
- Type
- Major Full Other
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Meriden & Arden
- Parish
- Berkswell Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision With Objections
- Postcode
- CV8 1PH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Solihull
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Enso Energy Limited Agent, registered in Cirencester
Active · incorporated 2015 · Cirencester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Solihull granted permission on 19 May 2026, 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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