Author: Ken Hawkins

Councillor at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Blogging about issues in Blythe Ward (Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green) and Solihull.

Welham Croft Planning Application – Appeal by developers is successful

9 May 2011

I received notification from the Planning Inspectorate that the appeal against the Council’s refusal has been won by the developers Cameron Homes. The decision report is attached, as is the original report that went before SMBC’s Planning Committee. I am really gutted and have made my feelings quite clear to the local newspapers, who I … More Welham Croft Planning Application – Appeal by developers is successful

Back on the Council

8 May 2011

A very quick update. I am extremely pleased to be back serving on Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. I stood as a candidate in Blythe Ward where I have lived for the past 27 years (which covers Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green). The full borough election results can be accessed via this link: … More Back on the Council

CEO e-mail addresses

20 April 2010

An interesting piece of information came to me by way of Twitter today. There is a lot of rubbish on Twitter but often I come across some information that is not generally known. In addition, many organisations, especially local authorities, use Twitter to get information out to people. For instance, school closures for most West Midlands schools were known … More CEO e-mail addresses