Application No. 2014/667 relates to an application to vary conditions, to allow the owners of the premises to conduct industrial use on the site, specifically to allow b2 (general industrial) and b8 (storage and distribution) on plot 3. The full application and associated documents can be found via the council’s planning portal via this link: … More Planning Application – Solihull Business Park
Please find posted the latest monthly newsletter from the Rural neighbourhood team – including most of the Meriden sector. Newsletter May 2014 Of note in this months report is information on an arrest for car crime in Dickens Heath – and the subsequent reduction in reported offences; Solihull’s Food Team testing at take-a-ways; the ‘Love Solihull’ … More Neighbourhood Newsletter – May 2014
An application to build a dormer bungalow on green belt land opposite no. 26 Houndsfield Lane, Tidbury Green went before the planning committee in September last year. A previous post on this issue can be viewed via this link: https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2013/12/09/houndsfield-road-tidbury-green/ The application would not normally have come before the planning committee but was requested to do … More Planning Appeal – Houndsfield Lane
I have attached below my written submission to the Planning Inspectorate to object to the appeal b y Bloor Homes in respect of the refusal by Solihull Planning Committee for them to develop the land prior to April 2023. Objection letter to Planning Inspectorate I will inform residents when the appeal will be heard. This … More Land at Tanworth Lane, Cheswick Green – Appeal by Bloor Homes
Please find here the link to the borough’s Medium Term Financial Plan 2014 – 2017. Budget_book_2014-15_-_2016-17 The plan allows for a transparent plan as to how Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council will set out its income and spending over the next three years. For instance, based on projected income council tax is forecast to rise 2% next … More Medium Term Financial Strategy – Solihull
Please find posted the latest (March) newsletter from the Rural Neighbourhood Team. The report outlines a few issues affecting the whole of the borough, especially scams used by criminals as well as information about thefts from motor vehicles. Newsletter March 2014 Please note, you can meet your local police teams at the following locations: Wednesday … More Neighbourhood Newsletter – March 2014
An application to build 57 houses on green belt land off Creynolds Lane has been on-going for two years now. The applicants cite special material considerations that they need to build house on green belt land they own (currently farm land) to pay for a golf academy and floodlight golf driving range. Their formal planning application … More Shirley Golf Club – Planning application
I am saddened that Bloors have found the need to appeal against the decision to refuse their planning application to build 200 homes on land off Tanworth Lane, commonly know as Mount Dairy Farm. For those who have not followed the process you may wish to view the post I made in January: https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2014/01/30/planning-applications-update/ This … More TANWORTH LANE – Appeal by Bloors
As a dog lover I get really appalled when encountering dog mess, whether on pavements, roads or parkland. There is really no excuse for dog owners not to pick up any mess; it is so easy to do with plastic bags. I feel self conscious that anyone walking past me and my mutt might believe … More DOG WASTE and BINS
An interesting planning application came before Planning Committee at our last meeting. It involved the change of empty offices to become ten two bed-room apartments and eight one bed-room apartments. These were the offices of Parkridge, who managed Dickens Heath but went into liquidation around 2007. The offices were next to mixed use units (shops, cafe’s … More Former parkridge Offices – Dickens Heath
Ken Hawkins 