Planning application
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
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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( 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
As published by the council, reference 26/00264/WMI
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00264/WMI
- Type
- West Midlands Interchange
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- 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: 10 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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26/00127/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))
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26/00054/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 (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), 15, 16(1), 27(1) in relation to the provision of the northern section of the proposed spine road, including access to serve development zones A4B and A4A, and other related works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by South Staffordshire
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Staffordshire took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Four Ashes Limited Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2015 · London
14 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
- WAYFINDING STRATEGY
- AMENDED ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- AMENDED ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- AMENDED ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- AMENDED ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- AMENDED ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- AMENDED ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR WRITTEN LANDSCAPE SCHEME
- AMENDED ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- ECOLOGY CORRIDOR WRITTEN STATEMENT FINAL
- WRITTEN LANDSCAPE SCHEME
- SUPERSEDED
- SUPERSEDED
- SUPERSEDED
- SUPERSEDED
- SUPERSEDED
- SUPERSEDED
- SUPERSEDED
- ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
- NOISE VIBRATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
- DEMOLITION & CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- DUST MANAGEMENT PLAN
- DRAINAGE TECHNICAL NOTE
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The West Midlands rail freight interchange order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight (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), 15, 16(1), 27(1) in relation to the provision of the northern section of the proposed spine road, including access to serve development zones A4B and A4A, and other related works
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West Midlands Interchange Plot 3020 Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Seeking approval of detailed design pursuant to Requirement 4 (Detailed Design Approval) parts (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (m), (n), (o) and Requirement 16(1) Written Landscaping Scheme and approval of Requirement 12 (1) and (3) (Ecological Mitigation and Management Plan), Requirement 20 (1) (Lighting Scheme Details), Requirement 29 (1) (Building Sustainability) of The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020. The development is subject to an Environmental Statement.
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