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Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Engineering earthworks to form a railway cutting (Park Lane Cutting); earthworks for the realignment of a section of Park Lane; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks (two of which will also support public footpath diversions) and vehicle parking turning areas; earthworks to support the realignment of Footpath M215; earthworks to form landscape bunds and earthen berms; earthworks to form six ecological ponds; earthworks to form a watercourse diversion, drainage ditches and land drainage; culvert headwalls; earthworks to form two Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) compounds; two sets of access stairs adjacent to Footpath M215 Overbridge and one set of stairs north of Lavender Hall Lane; provision of a ditch crossing slab; provision of pole mounted wooden bat structures; and location of permanent, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint system (VRS).

Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common

DecidedReference: PL/2025/01783/HS2DISSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
HS2 Section 17 (DIS)
Received
19 Sept 2025
Validated
19 Sept 2025
Determination deadline
14 Nov 2025
Local authority
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Application overview

Plans and Specifications submission under Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 for works comprising: Engineering earthworks to form a railway cutting (Park Lane Cutting); earthworks for the realignment of a section of Park Lane; earthworks to form maintenance access tracks (two of which will also support public footpath diversions) and vehicle parking turning areas; earthworks to support the realignment of Footpath M215; earthworks to form landscape bunds and earthen berms; earthworks to form six ecological ponds; earthworks to form a watercourse diversion, drainage ditches and land drainage; culvert headwalls; earthworks to form two Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R) compounds; two sets of access stairs adjacent to Footpath M215 Overbridge and one set of stairs north of Lavender Hall Lane; provision of a ditch crossing slab; provision of pole mounted wooden bat structures; and location of permanent, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint system (VRS).

Proposal details

Reference
PL/2025/01783/HS2DIS
Ward
Meriden & Arden
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Agent
BalfourBeattyVinci (BBV)

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Application location

Land Intersecting Park Lane, To The North Of Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common

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Documents 41 of 41

DocumentPublishedAction
DECISION NOTICE HS2Decision · PDF17 Mar 2026View
SMBC RESPONSE TO INDICATIVE MITIGATIONCorrespondence · PDF17 Mar 2026View
SMBC RESPONSE TO INDICATIVE MITIGATION CONSULTATIONCorrespondence · PDF17 Mar 2026View
SMBC ECOLOGYConsultee Comment25 Feb 2026View
COVERING LETTERCorrespondence · PDF4 Feb 2026View
AMENDED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN 1 OF 3Drawing · PDF4 Feb 2026View
AMENDED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN 3 OF 3Drawing · PDF4 Feb 2026View
AMENDED DOCUMENT SCHEDULEDrawing · PDF4 Feb 2026View
AMENDED PRO FORMABackGround Papers · PDF4 Feb 2026View
SMBC HERITAGEConsultee Comment12 Nov 2025View
SMBC ECOLOGYConsultee Comment17 Oct 2025View
SMBC LANDSCAPE COMMENTSConsultee Comment16 Oct 2025View
MS ANNA STOCKSConsultee Comment · PDF14 Oct 2025View
SMBC - DRAINAGE & LLFAConsultee Comment13 Oct 2025View
SMBC - PUBLIC PROTECTIONConsultee Comment10 Oct 2025View
SMBC HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF7 Oct 2025View
SECTIONS (SHEET 1 OF 6)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER PLAN (SHEET 3 OF 3)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
PIPE OUTLETS AND HEADWALLS EXTRACTION VIEW (SHEET 2 OF 3)Drawing19 Sept 2025View
PIPE OUTLETS AND HEADWALLS EXTRACTION VIEW (SHEET 3 OF 3)Drawing19 Sept 2025View
LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER PLAN (SHEET 1 OF 3)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER PLAN (SHEET 2 OF 3)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
CONSULTATION LETTER ON INDICATIVE MITIGATION PROPOSALSCorrespondence · PDF19 Sept 2025View
MATERIALS SCHEDULEReport · PDF19 Sept 2025View
SUPERSEDED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN (SHEET 1 OF 3)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN (SHEET 2 OF 3)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
SUPERSEDED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN (SHEET 3 OF 3)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
PIPE OUTLETS AND HEADWALLS EXTRACTION VIEW (SHEET 1 OF 3)Drawing19 Sept 2025View
NOISE DEMONSTRATION REPORTReport · PDF19 Sept 2025View
SUPERSEDED PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS PROFORMAOther · PDF19 Sept 2025View
COVERING LETTERCorrespondence · PDF19 Sept 2025View
ELEVATIONS (SHEET 6 OF 6)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
TYPICAL HEADWALLS DETAILSDrawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
POLE MOUNTED BAT BOXESDrawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
WRITTEN STATEMENTReport · PDF19 Sept 2025View
SUPERSEDED SCH17 PLANS& DOCUMENTS SCHEDULEOther · PDF19 Sept 2025View
SECTIONS (SHEET 2 OF 6)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
ELEVATIONS (SHEET 3 OF 6)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
SECTIONS (SHEET 4 OF 6)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
SECTIONS (SHEET 5 OF 6)Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View

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