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Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common

PL/2026/00460/HS2NMCHS2 Non Material AmendmentPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non-material amendment to Schedule 17 consent PL/2024/00120/HS2DIS, Plans and Specifications under Schedule 17 of the High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising Mercote Hall Lane overbridge and Mercote Mill Embankment and associated works. This non-material change comprises changes to the extent and alignment of the drainage ditch, minor amendment to the ground levels to Mercote Hall Lane Overbridge and the location of boundary fencing.

Received
5 March 2026
Decided
17 March 2026 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Meriden
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received5 Mar
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Apr
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 12 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Solihull76% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common. Solihull has handled 430 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 12 days, 5 weeks quicker than Solihull's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Meriden. We hold 1,089 applications in total for the CV7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PL/2026/00460/HS2NMC
Address
Mercote Hall Lane (Byway M218), East Of A452 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common
Postcode
CV7 7DP
Local Authority
Solihull
Application Type
HS2 Non Material Amendment
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Meriden
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Balfour Beatty Vinci
Agent Address
Fort Dunlop Fort Parkway Birmingham B24 9FD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 March 2026
Target Decision Date
30 April 2026
Date Decided
17 March 2026
Date Validated
5 March 2026
Date Submitted
5 March 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
52.390297, -1.648477
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Solihull

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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