Planning application
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction) Order 2020 and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Order 2023) Discharge of Schedule 1, Paragraph 2.1 of the DCO(b) relating to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Estate Management Company and the Estate Management Plan
As published by the council, reference 25/00538/WMI
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00538/WMI
- Type
- West Midlands Interchange
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 20 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Penkridge South & Gailey
- Parish
- PENKRIDGE
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Staffordshire register
This site has had 21 applications since 2022: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00671/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Planning Act 2008: Proposed Non-Material Change to the West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction Order 2020) and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Orders 2023 and 2025 (The Order) to: - replace the original wording at Article 44 (3) to reflect the Supreme Court's ruling in Hillside; - amend Requirement 35 (b) (and Requirement 34) so that the completion of the rail terminal works alters to prior to the earliest of- (a) the occupation of more than 186,000 square metres of warehousing; or (b) the sixth (change to fifth) anniversary of the first occupation of more than 47,000 (change to 150,000) square metres of warehousing; - update the illustrative phasing plan included in the 2018 Environmental Statement, to align with the current infrastructure delivery programmes; and - amend triggers for the delivery of various highway infrastructure works, as set out within Requirement 25.
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26/00631/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Non-Material Amendment to Requirement Nos. 4(1) (Detailed Design Approval), 12 (1) (Ecological Mitigation and Management Plan), 16 (1) (Written Landscaping Scheme), 20 (1) (Lighting Scheme Details) and 23 (1) (Permissive Paths) approved in relation to the proposed Spine Road and 30 Series Access Road: Permission Reference 25/00582/WMI
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26/00643/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Non-Material Amendment to Requirement Nos. 4(1) (Detailed Design Approval), 16 (1) (Written Landscaping Scheme) and 23 (1) (Permissive Paths) approved in relation to the provision of a new HV Primary substation together with hard and soft landscaping: Permission Reference 25/00808/WMI
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26/00552/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Description - Variation of Timings of Delivery of Calf Heath Ecological Corridor and Southern Part of Calf Heath Community Park Pursuant to Requirements 18(ii) and (iii) of The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction) Order 2020 and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Orders 2023 and 2025) ('the Order')
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26/00375/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by the west midlands rail freight interchange (correction) order 2020 and subsequent amendment orders) - Discharge of requirements 4, (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (o), 5(1), 6(2), 12(1), 16(1), 20(1), 24(2), 27(1) in relation to the provision of the A449 Roundabout and other related works
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26/00333/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Non-Material Amendment for the provision of an ANPR camera affixed to an associated 5.8m high column located close to the car park entrance to Plot 5030 of application 25/00211/REM and 26/00134/WMI
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26/00243/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction Order) 2020 and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Orders 2023 and 2025 ('the Order') discharge of requirements 4, 5(1), 6(2), 12(1), 15, 16(1), 24 (2) in relation to provision of landscaping to green infrastructure bund and land to the northeast of Development Zone A4a an environmental statement was submitted with the DCO application, and ES compliance statements provided with subsequent amendment orders
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26/00242/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction Order) 2020 and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Orders 2023 and 2025 ('the Order') discharge of requirements 4, 5(1), 6(2), 12(1), 15, 16(1), 24 (2) in relation to provision of landscaping to green infrastructure bund and land to the west and north of Development Zone A2 an environmental statement was submitted with the DCO application, and ES compliance statements provided with subsequent amendment orders
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26/00264/WMI Awaiting decision
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction Order) 2020 and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Orders 2023( amendment) order 2023) discharge of requirements 4 (b), (c), (d), (e), 5(1), 6(2), 12(1), 15, 16(1), 23 (1), 24 (2) 27(1) in relation to provision of the ecology corridor and other adjoining green infrastructure an environmental statement was submitted with the DCO application, and ES compliance statements provided with subsequent amendment orders
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26/00127/WMI Granted
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Tree and Hedgerow Removal Associated with Proposed Works to A5 Watling Street and A5/A449 Roundabout Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 41 of The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction) Order 2020 and by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange ( Amendment) Orders 2023 and 2025))
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jun 2025
Received by South Staffordshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 August 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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About this record
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