Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01694/HS2DIS - HS2 Section 17 (DIS) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High-Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Construction of a railway overbridge (Footpath M214 Overbridge) and ancillary works including: engineering earthworks to alter ground level on the approaches to the overbridge, supporting the vertical realignment of Footpath M214; pedestrian access staircases below the overbridge with associated handrails; provision of two concrete benches; location of permanent boundary fencing, ecological security fencing and safety barriers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Solihull's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Local nature reserve 15 m away: Lavender Hall Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Balsall Common built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Solihull
Application type
HS2 Section 17 (DIS)
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Balsall & Berkswell
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
BalfourBeattyVinci (BBV)

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Solihull usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Solihull in the last twelve months, from validation. Solihull decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#141 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Solihull ranks #148 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Solihull decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #44 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #116 of 296
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #148 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #160 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,118
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026