Category: Dickens Heath

Consultation event – proposed Dog Kennel Lane development:

23 May 2024

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:

PLANNING APPLICATION – TYTHE BARN LANE

14 May 2024

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

RECYCLING – SOLIHULL

28 February 2024

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: The authority with an increase of over 5 percentage points in … More RECYCLING – SOLIHULL

Solihull Local Plan – Update 15 February 2024

18 February 2024

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

WARD BOUNDARY CHANGES – SOLIHULL

8 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

Planning Application – PL/2023/02656/PPOL

9 January 2024

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

BLYTHE WARD FLOODING

20 October 2023

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

Local Government Boundary Commission Periodic ElectoralReview of Solihull Borough

18 September 2023

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