Planning application
Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7DG
Relates to PL/2023/00839/PPFL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge condition No. 7.ii (Archaeology) following planning application PL/2023/00839/PPFL (for Installation of a battery energy storage system (57MW) with associated infrastructure) allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3343977 dated 09.01.2025.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00914/DIS
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00914/DIS
- Type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Balsall & Berkswell
- Parish
- Berkswell Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CV7 7DG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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PL/2024/01848/PN Withdrawn
Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7DG
Prior notification for the installation of a new sharable 30m lattice mast which is collocated with 1 No. electricity transmission tower approximately 110m to the northeast. Including the installation of 6 No. operator cabinets, 1 No. electricity operator cabinet, 1 No. headframe, 6 No. antennas, 12 No. RRUs and ancillary development thereto. The new base station is required due to the existing electricity transmission tower being unsuitable for the necessary upgrade of equipment. Additionally, the proposed mast will future proof the site as it has the capacity to host multiple operators' equipment and the ability to host 5G technologies.
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PL/2024/01392/PPFL Withdrawn
Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7DG
Installation of a battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure.
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PL/2024/00679/PN Refused
Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7DG
Prior notification for the installation of a new sharable 30m lattice mast that is collocated with 1 No. electricity transmission tower approximately 110m to the northeast. The proposal also includes the installation of 6 No. cabinets, 2 No. headframes, with 12 No. antennas, 2 No. transmission link dishes and ancillary development thereto. The new base station is required due to the existing electricity transmission tower being unsuitable for the necessary upgrade of equipment. Additionally, the proposed mast will future proof the site as it has the capacity to host multiple operators equipment and the ability to host 5G technologies.
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PL/2023/00839/PPFL Refused
Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7DG
Installation of a battery energy storage system (57MW) with associated infrastructure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Solihull
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Jul 2026
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PL/2023/00839/PPFL Refused
Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7DG
Installation of a battery energy storage system (57MW) with associated infrastructure.
Who's behind it
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Enso Energy Limited Agent, registered in Cirencester
Active · incorporated 2015 · Cirencester
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 87% granted
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See their track recordEnso Green Holdings P Limited Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2021 · London
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE DIS. OF COND. APPROVAL
- WCC ARCHAEOLOGY
- EVALUATION REPORT REV3
- AMENDED EVALUATION REPORT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- ARCHEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT
- LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 3 July 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 condition discharge and variation applications
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