MONKSPATH SCHOOL –  Proposed Traffic Regulation Order – 20mph Speed limits

15 May 2024

In accordance with Department for Transport guidance, it is expected that the Council as the Local Highway Authority keeps speed limits under review with changing circumstances and gives consideration to the introduction of more 20 mph limits and zones, over time, in urban areas and built-up village streets that are primarily residential.  A speed limit … More MONKSPATH SCHOOL –  Proposed Traffic Regulation Order – 20mph Speed limits

Saqib Bhatti MP for Meriden-  𝗔&𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗹 campaign!

15 May 2024

I fully support Saqaib’s call for the A&E department to be returned to Solihull Hospital. You only have to read about the major housing developments in my own ward (Blythe) to see the numers of housing we are expected to build in the borough. This on top of the thousands that resulted from the 2013 … More Saqib Bhatti MP for Meriden-  𝗔&𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗹 campaign!

PLANNING APPLICATION – TYTHE BARN LANE

14 May 2024

Planning application PL/2024/00728/PPFL refers to the ‘residential development of up to 90 dwellings, associated development including site infrastructure, associated works, landscaping, public open space, sustainable drainage system and vehicular access off Tythe Barn Lane/Field North Of Tythe Barn Lane Shirley Solihull’. The parcel of land forms the smaller part of site BL1 with the emerging Local … More PLANNING APPLICATION – TYTHE BARN LANE

Update on the East Birmingham-North Solihull Levelling Up Zone

28 February 2024

A report before Solihull’s Economic Development & Managed Growth Scrutiny Board tomorrow provides an update and further details about a substantial project. Specifically: ‘This report provides an update on progress in developing the East Birmingham-North Solihull Levelling Up Zone (EBNS LUZ). The LUZ is being developed as part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) … More Update on the East Birmingham-North Solihull Levelling Up Zone

RECYCLING – SOLIHULL

28 February 2024

Dept of Environment and Rural Affairs: Local authority collected waste management – annual results 2022/23 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) All regions had decreases in their recycling rates, except London (no change). Solihull however saw the proportion of household waste sent for recycling increased last year: Household waste per head in Solihull has fallen from 420.3 kg … More RECYCLING – SOLIHULL

Solihull – Net Zero Action Plan Annual Report 2022/2023

18 February 2024

This report is before the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Planning this week (agenda can be found via this link: https://democracy.solihull.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=700&MId=9947 The covering report is shown here: I have posted the Annual Report here; Section 9 outlines – Challenges in Delivering the NZAPLocal government plays an essential role in combatting climate change andreducing greenhouse … More Solihull – Net Zero Action Plan Annual Report 2022/2023

Solihull Local Plan – Update 15 February 2024

18 February 2024

A press relaese from SMBC in realtion to the Local Plan is as follows: After publication of the long-awaited revision to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in December 2023, the Inspectors undertaking the independent examination of the Solihull Local Plan wrote to the Council last month pointing out that the new NPPF has transitional arrangements … More Solihull Local Plan – Update 15 February 2024

WARD BOUNDARY CHANGES – SOLIHULL

8 February 2024

The Local Government Boundary Commission has publishd their proposals they will now consult on. These can be found via this link (I have provided shortcuts further along this post): https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/solihull Pretty well most wards are affected, certainly my own ward, Blythe, which is the largest ward in the borough. It has by far the largest … More WARD BOUNDARY CHANGES – SOLIHULL