Two developers were recently given permission for the development of some 1200 houses on Dog Kennel Lane, Solihull, This is within Blythe ward. I have provided links to the planning application below (also my original 2019 petition objecting to the site being in the councils local plan!) The site navigated the Planning Inspectors ‘Examination in … More Section 106 Funding from Developments
The government has now responded to the 2020 consultation and this can be read via this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking Essentially this is what the all-party Local Government Authority has called for and I am grateful the government has proceeded with its recommendations. I wrote about the original consultation in 2020 and this can be found here: … More PAVEMENT/VERGE PARKING – Government Responds.
This relates to Damson Parkway, Elmdon, and Bickenhill Parkway in Marston Green but I feel this information may be useful for Monkspath residents. The Council is consulting with residents on a proposed Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to tackle vehicle anti-social behaviour in Solihull neighbourhoods and request feedback on the proposals. If approved, the proposed … More SOLIHULL STREET RACING – PUBLIC SPACE PROTECTION ORDER (PSPO):
Petition to object link shown in the text. Fellow ward Councillor Keith Green and I met with the promoters of this site a couple of weeks ago and we can now inform residents that a formal planning application has been submitted. PL/2025/02373/PPOL refers to: Outline development for residential development of up to 120 dwellings, open space, landscaping, … More LAND EAST OF JOSEPH HOUSE, STRATFORD ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL
Taylor Wimpey (developers) are consulting on proposals for some 120 new homes on ‘Land East of Joseph House, Stratford Road’. Full details about their proposals can be found via their dedicated website, where you can also have ‘your say’: http://www.tw-stratfordroad.co.uk This site accompanies the developments off Dog Kennel Lane that received outline planning permission last … More LAND EAST OF JOSPEH HOUSE – STRATFORD ROAD, SOLIHULL
I am posting this campaign overview from West Midlands Fire Service. Lithium-ion battery fires are one of the fastest-growing fire risks in homes today. In November 2024, a young couple tragically died in a Coventry house fire caused by the battery on an e-bike. It had been converted from a standard pedal bike. Such battery … More Fast. Fierce. Fatal.
Blythe ward councillors, Keith Green and Ken Hawkins have requested Solihull Planners to examine how trees and hedges on green belt land can be protected from destruction by developers who may wish to circumnavigate planning niceties. In a letter to Mark Andrews, Solihull’s Head of Planning Design and Engagement, they refer to an incident a … More PROTECTION OF OUR TREES AND HEDGEROWS:
Many will not have failed to notice works, causing some disruption, in and around Homer Road this summer. These works are almost complete and relate to the new district energy network in Solihull, which once operational will deliver sustainable heating, hot water and power to a range of town centre buildings, via a cutting-edge district … More Solihull – Heat Route Network:
The regeneration of the town centre moves on at pace. The full planning application submitted by the council’s development partners, Muse, can be found on the council’s planning portal and the application is likely to go before planning committee in the next few months. I have provided a link here: The development will breathe new … More Solihull – Town Centre update:
A report before the councils Economic Development, Managed Growth & Skills Scrutiny Board next week provides an update of the borough’s economic strategy delivery plan. Since the adoption of the Economic Strategy in 2023, significant progress has been made in key areas across each of the four Themes. Overall, it is considered that the key … More Solihull Economic Strategy Delivery Plan Update
Ken Hawkins 