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Planning Act 2008: Proposed Non-Material Change to the West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction Order 2020) and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Orders 2023 and 2025 (The Order) to:- replace the original wording at Article 44 (3) to reflect the Supreme Court's ruling in Hillside;- amend Requirement 35 (b) (and Requirement 34) so that the completion of the rail terminal works alters to prior to the earliest of-(a) the occupation of more than 186,000 square metres of warehousing; or(b) the sixth (change to fifth) anniversary of the first occupation of more than 47,000 (change to 150,000) square metres of warehousing;- update the illustrative phasing plan included in the 2018 Environmental Statement, to align with the current infrastructure delivery programmes; and- amend triggers for the delivery of various highway infrastructure works, as set out within Requirement 25.

West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey

Awaiting decisionReference: 26/00671/WMISouth Staffordshire Council

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Application summary

Status
Awaiting decision
Application type
West Midlands Interchange
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Determination deadline
2 Oct 2026
Local authority
South Staffordshire Council

Application overview

Planning Act 2008: Proposed Non-Material Change to the West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction Order 2020) and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Orders 2023 and 2025 (The Order) to:- replace the original wording at Article 44 (3) to reflect the Supreme Court's ruling in Hillside;- amend Requirement 35 (b) (and Requirement 34) so that the completion of the rail terminal works alters to prior to the earliest of-(a) the occupation of more than 186,000 square metres of warehousing; or(b) the sixth (change to fifth) anniversary of the first occupation of more than 47,000 (change to 150,000) square metres of warehousing;- update the illustrative phasing plan included in the 2018 Environmental Statement, to align with the current infrastructure delivery programmes; and- amend triggers for the delivery of various highway infrastructure works, as set out within Requirement 25.

Proposal details

Reference
26/00671/WMI
Ward
Penkridge South & Gailey
Parish
PENKRIDGE
Agent
Mr Archie Kimberley

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Application location

West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey

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COVER LETTERDecision Notice25 Sept 2026View
COMMENTDecision Notice25 Sept 2026View
DRAFT WEST MIDLANDS RAIL FREIGHT INTERCHANGE (AMENDMENT NO3) ORDERDocuments · PDF21 Aug 2026View
CONSULTATION STATEMENT (AUGUST 2026)Documents · PDF21 Aug 2026View
APPLICATION STATEMENTDocuments · PDF21 Aug 2026View

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