Councillor at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Blogging about issues in Blythe Ward (Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green) and Solihull.
A report on one of the local facebook forums this morning alerted my self and newly elected Blythe ward Cllr, Keith Green, to possible pollution of the stream and lake via an outlet from the nearby Cranmore Industrial site. We took a sample – just in case that would help identify the source of the … More POLLUTION – HILLFIELD LNR LAKE?
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
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
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
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
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
An update review of school places in Solihull is within a report to the councils Children’s Services, Education & Skills Scrutiny Board on Wednesday next week (17 January). I have posted the link to the report here: https://democracy.solihull.gov.uk/documents/s116314/mainstream%20demography%20v3.pdf With the pdf version found here: Paragraph 3.3 gives a taster: Solihull is currently experiencing a drop … More Mainstream School Demography – Solihull
This is an outline application for the erection of up to 450 dwellings (Class C3), including affordable housing and custom/self-build homes, together with a care or retirement home accommodation on land off Tythe Barn Lane and Tilehouse Lane, Dickens Heath. The land is in the green belt and comprises of farm land, stables and four … More Planning Application – PL/2023/02656/PPOL
With no posts since late October, followers might have thought I had become lazy. However, NOvember and December were a tad busy (lots or meetings, build up to Christmas as well as a daughters weddding). So, I will try to post things that I might have missed in between new issues.
This post created to capture images and videos of the flooding that occured in parts of Blythe ward this morning. Images/videos will reflect each disticnt area of the ward. DICKENS HEATH: This community was partivulary affected as all access/egress roads had differebt levels of flooding. I was ubnable to access the village myself but took … More BLYTHE WARD FLOODING
Ken Hawkins 