Berryfields Farm Berkswell Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7LB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01542/PPFL - Change of Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of part of existing agricultural building to children's day nursery with associated ancillary development (including demolition of existing buildings, landscaping and parking). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 14 Nov 2026, from Solihull's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

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.
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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Meriden built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Change of Use
Postcode
CV7 7LB
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Meriden & Arden
Parish
Meriden Parish Council
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Laister Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 62 of the 56-day target. Solihull usually decides changes of use by day 65.

Day 623 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
35%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
18%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Solihull in the last twelve months, from validation. Solihull decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15154011
Planning Portal ref
PP-15154011
Neighbours
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#141 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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