Planning application
West Midlands Interchange Land South Of Vicarage Road Calf Heath Staffordshire
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) Orders 2023 and 2025 discharge of requirements 4, 5(1), 6(2), 12(1), 15, 16(1), 20 (1) and 27 (1) in relation to creation of the Access Road running south from the new Vicarage Road access roundabout to serve Development Zones A7a, A7b and A7c. An environmental statement was submitted with the DCO application, and ES compliance statements provided with subsequent amendment orders.
As published by the council, reference 26/00426/WMI
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00426/WMI
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by South Staffordshire
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22 Jun 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 17 August 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.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with South Staffordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Staffordshire's median decision took 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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