Planning application
Berryfields Farm Berkswell Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7LB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for part conversion and change of use of an existing agricultural building to Class E Use (Children's Day Nursery).
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00695/PNCOU
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00695/PNCOU
- Type
- Prior Notification Change of Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Meriden & Arden
- Parish
- Meriden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision With Objections
- Postcode
- CV7 7LB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/01542/PPFL Awaiting decision
Berryfields Farm Berkswell Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7LB
Change of use and conversion of part of existing agricultural building to children's day nursery with associated ancillary development (including demolition of existing buildings, landscaping and parking).
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PL/2024/00055/DIS Granted
Berryfields Farm Berkswell Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7LB
Discharge condition Nos. 5 (tree protection plan), 12 (demolition and construction management plan) and parts 1-4 of 13 (contaminated land remediation) following planning approval PL/2023/00358/PPFL for the change of use and conversion of existing agricultural building to hotel accommodation with associated ancillary development (including landscaping and parking).
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PL/2023/00358/PPFL Granted
Berryfields Farm Berkswell Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7LB
Change of use and conversion of existing agricultural building to hotel accommodation with associated ancillary development (including landscaping and parking).
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PL/2022/01509/PNCARG Granted
Berryfields Farm Berkswell Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7LB
Prior notification for a change of use from existing agricultural barn to C1 Hotel Use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by Solihull
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Granted
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Laister Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Banbury
Active · incorporated 2020 · Banbury
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 27 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Berryfields Farm Berkswell Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7LB
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