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
Having shouted out (very loudly) Solihull is such a great place to live (and it is), I am informed of another mass of litter and other debris on the public footpath running from Shelly Lane to Stratford Road. This is an historical footpath, termed in medieval times as the ‘Kings Highway’ (see post from October … More A Bit of Litter on the Kings Highway, Monkspath
My great interest in education drove me to becoming a councillor. I have been a governor at Monkspath Junior & Infants school for some 25 years and being a governor encouraged me to try and make a difference at the next level – some 12 years ago. It comes as no surprise then I sit … More DEMOGRAPHY AND SCHOOL PLACE PLANNING
The power of social media should not be understated. As a result of observing damage to the grass verge on Frankholmes Drive (created through BT staff driving their van onto the grass whilst working at the nearby cable box: see post https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2014/02/27/grass-verge-damage-monkspath/ ) I posted the photograph in a tweet to BT. There response was swift and … More Grass Verge Damage – Monkspath
Please find posted the latest monthly newsletter from the Neighbourhood Teams covering the rural/Meriden sector of the borough. I post this specifically for Blythe ward but all other ward activities can be viewed on the report. Newsletter February 2014 The report includes new sentencing guidelines for fly-tipping; a scam which is affecting older residents right … More Neighbourhood Newsletter – February 2014
There are two derelict bungalows on Creynolds Lane, Cheswick Green; no’s 28 and 30. One has been void for many years – over 20 I have been told. The situation is not good for neighbours, blighting their property, and I have made a formal request for the compulsory … More Creynolds Lane – Derelict bungalows
Ken Hawkins 