Planning application
Long Itchington Wood Tunnel Leamington Road Southam
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Amendments to HS2BW/00032/22 to change: application boundary to follow the revised alignment of the River Itchen diversion; application boundary to include provision of Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS) along the A452 Leamington Road, together with associated earthworks and boundary fencing; realignment of a section of the Maintenance Access Strip (MAS) beneath the River Itchen Viaduct; amendment to the location of security fencing and boundary fencing; provision of VRS along the Maintenance Access Track and MAS; earthworks to form drainage ditches and associated headwalls; engineering earthworks around the balancing pond and landscape earthworks across the site; and provision of a short section of retaining wall at the corner of the South Portal Structure.
As published by the council, reference HS2NMC/00058/26
Application record
- Reference
- HS2NMC/00058/26
- Type
- HS2 - Non-Material Changes
- Status
- HS2 Approval with Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: HS2 Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Southam North & Long Itchington
- Parish
- Long Itchington
Site history
Applications at this address on the Stratford-on-Avon register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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HS2BIU/00065/26 Withdrawn
Long Itchington Wood Tunnel Leamington Road Southam
Request for approval submitted in accordance with paragraph 9(4)(b) of Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 (the Act) for approval of a Scheme of Mitigation for Scheduled Work No. 2/147 (the scheduled work) within the Stratford -on- Avon District Council (SDC) area
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HS2BW/00032/22 Granted
Long Itchington Wood Tunnel Leamington Road Southam
Construction of a tunnel portal at the southern end of the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel, a railway cutting, and Auto Transformer Station (ATS) site, portal building site, balancing pond, noise barrier and other associated works to the west of Southam. HS2 Consents ID SAC.PS.10006
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Stratford-on-Avon
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2 Jun 2026
Decision issued: HS2 Approval with Conditions
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Stratford-on-Avon granted permission on 2 June 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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