Planning application
Site 1 Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull
Relates to PL/2023/02196/PPFL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment following planning approval PL/2025/00934/VAR dated 05.08.2026 for 'Amendments to planning permission PL/2023/02196/PPFL dated 28 January 2025 (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223) for installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply.' Namely: refinement to the internal site layout and the addition of a secondary access route within the application boundary and the overall number of BESS modules reduced by two, from 26 to 24 and the number of AC units reduced from 13 to 6.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/01532/NONMC
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/01532/NONMC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Balsall & Berkswell
- Parish
- Berkswell Parish Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/01427/DIS Granted
Site 1 Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull
Discharge condition no. 4 (LEMP) and 10 (hard and soft landscaping) following planning approval PL/2025/00934/VAR dated 05.08.2025 for 'Amendments to planning permission PL/2023/02196/PPFL dated 28.01.2025 (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223) for installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply.'
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PL/2026/00670/DIS Granted
Site 1 Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull
Discharge condition Nos. 5ii and 5iii (Archaeology) following planning application PL/2023/02196/PPFL for Installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply. (Allowed on appeal APP/Q4625/W/24/3348223 28.01.2025).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Solihull
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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18 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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PL/2023/02196/PPFL Refused
Land East Of Hodgetts Lane Berkswell Solihull
Installation of a flexible electricity storage facility to supplement the local electricity grid in order to stabilise and secure electricity supply.
- Application: PL/2025/00934/VAR (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- SITE LAYOUT
- SUPPORTING LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 18 September 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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