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26/00243/WMI

West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey

Awaiting decision South Staffordshire West Midlands Interchange

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) 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

As published by the council, reference 26/00243/WMI

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by South Staffordshire

  2. 30 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with South Staffordshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that South Staffordshire is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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