Apologies for late notice re this drop-in event today but the consultation still has a week to go. Taylor Wimpey has launched a further consultation for Hares Croft, for new development at Dog Kennel Lane, Shirley. Land to the South of Dog Kennel Lane has been allocated in the Draft Solihull Local Plan as site … More Consultation event – proposed Dog Kennel Lane development:
A quick upodate to show where we are with this. The original consultation was to be completed in April and the Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBC) to report to parliament in July. However, in order for council to fully debate the issue and submit a formal response following the first recommendations from the LGBC, the … More LOCAL GOV’T BOUNDARY REVIEW – SOLIHULL
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
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
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
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
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
The Council’s Governance Committee will be discussing the proposed ward changes at their meeting next week (Tuesday 19 September). In brief, the changes are necessary because of the sheer difference in the number of electors within each of th 17 wards in the borough. Blythe ward has by far the most electors and this brings … More Local Government Boundary Commission Periodic ElectoralReview of Solihull Borough
This relates to the wards within SMBC, not the parliamentary boundaries and will have implications for Blythe ward, which is the largest in terms of residents in the borough, substantially more so than most other wards. The Boundary Commission last undertook such work in 2000/02, where Blythe ward was created for the 2004 local election. … More A NEW POLITICAL MAP FOR SOLIHULL MBC?
Ken Hawkins 