Solihull Motorway Service Area
An outline planning application for a Motorway Service Area (MSA) alongside the M42 between Junctions 5 and 6 was submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) as Local Planning Authority (LPA) on 30 June 2015. The proposed development will address a significant gap in the provision of MSAs on the West Midlands section of the UK Motorway Network, meeting an acknowledged ‘need’ for a new MSA on the Solihull section of the M42.
Since submission and in response to comments from consultees, local stakeholders and the local community, changes have been made to the scheme, the most significant of which arises from the recent (May 2020) approval of the Highways England Junction 6 Improvement scheme, work on which has now commenced.