B4101 Waste Lane Between Coventry (to The East) And Balsall Common (to The West).

Awaiting decision PL/2026/00540/HS2DIS
Council
Date received
16 Mar 2026
Date validated
16 Mar 2026
Postcode
CV7 7GF

Description

Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Building: a three-span bridge over the HS2 tracks carrying B4101 Waste Lane including parapets, pipe headwalls and wingwalls for mammal passage, pipe outlet headwalls, drainage culvert headwalls and wingwalls and a 1.1m minimum height safety guard rail around one HW1 type headwall; Earthworks: landscape earthworks, earthworks to form approach embankments either side of the bridge, drainage ditches, maintenance access strips, access road junctions, to divert footpath M198, establish rip-rap; and fences: Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) to be erected on both sides of the bridge, boundary fencing with associated gates, and pedestrian guard rails with associated gates.

Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#142 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Solihull ranks #168 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

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Solihull decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #44 of 292
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #83 of 292
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #168 of 292
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #176 of 292
88%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,185
Total decisions
70 refused in 2025