I thought this may be useful for residents to know more about. Anyone can object to a planning application, it does help if the objector has connections with the site concerned. We have seen petitions signed by people objecting to applications in the ward who live abroad! To start with, there has to be a … More OBJECTING TO PLANNING/DEVELOPMENTS
Planning and Development: We know that proposals for development at Dog Kennel Lane and Tythe Barn Lane are nearing determination at planning committee (we will inform you of the date when known). We have commented on these two sites on several occasions and that they have already been through an intense review by the planning … More BLYTHE WARD – MONTHLY REPORT
The two issues we mention in the video are the Food Bank Collections and Security/Safety. The community was so generous when we asked for donations to the Helping Hands Food Bank charity at the Renewal Centre. We collected 30 full bags of donations and the food bank was so grateful. The images attached to this … More DECEMBER MONTHLY REPORT – Blythe ward.
BLYTHE WARD – OCTOBER MONTHLY REPORT Four main topics this month: 1.At my Environment and Infrastructure cabinet decision session on 10 October a report recommending the reduction of the speed limit on roads near to Monkspath Junior and Infant School is before me. The report, following consultation, recommend the speed limit on the following roads … More OCTOBER MONTHY REPORT
To accompany our video report, we wish to highlight the issues referred to. Keith mentioned the situation regarding Main Street and that some 400+ are leaseholders essentially at risk for its upkeep since the failure of the management company some years ago. Keith and Ken have met with the leaseholder representatives on the management company … More DICKENS HEATH – July update
We wish to restart a monthly report, something I did a few years ago, but many issues, especially Covid got in the way. But now the local and general elections are out of the way we can now reignite things. Keith Green made a quick start to his tenure as Blythe ward Councillor when we … More BLYTHE WARD – July Report
A new way of working for me and I would value constructive feedback. I won’t put out a survey but please feel free to comment on any aspect that you feel would enhance the report to (mainly) ward residents. I do recognise many readers of this blog re not Blythe ward residents and that people … More Monthly Report – January 2017
Ken Hawkins 