Solihull Council has announced it will reopen the Core Theatre auditorium in spring 2025. Current results from the work completed to date indicate that the auditorium roof should be able to undergo remediation works. A full programme of works is being developed and will commence shortly. The aim is that by April 2025 the auditorium … More Core Theatre auditorium set to reopen in Spring 2025
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
I fully support Saqaib’s call for the A&E department to be returned to Solihull Hospital. You only have to read about the major housing developments in my own ward (Blythe) to see the numers of housing we are expected to build in the borough. This on top of the thousands that resulted from the 2013 … More Saqib Bhatti MP for Meriden- ย ๐&๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐๐น๐น campaign!
Planning application PL/2024/00728/PPFLย refers to the โresidential 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 Solihullโ. The parcel of land forms the smaller part of site BL1 with the emerging Local … More PLANNING APPLICATION โ TYTHE BARN LANE
A report before Solihull’s Economic Development & Managed Growth Scrutiny Board tomorrow provides an update and further details about a substantial project. Specifically: ‘This report provides an update on progress in developing the East Birmingham-North Solihull Levelling Up Zone (EBNS LUZ). The LUZ is being developed as part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) … More Update on the East Birmingham-North Solihull Levelling Up Zone
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
This report is before the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Planning this week (agenda can be found via this link: https://democracy.solihull.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=700&MId=9947 The covering report is shown here: I have posted the Annual Report here; Section 9 outlines – Challenges in Delivering the NZAPLocal government plays an essential role in combatting climate change andreducing greenhouse … More Solihull – Net Zero Action Plan Annual Report 2022/2023
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 Planย wrote to the Council last month pointing out that the new NPPF has transitional arrangements … More Solihull Local Plan โ 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
An update review of school places in Solihull is within a report to the councils Childrenโs Services, Education & Skills Scrutiny Board on Wednesday next week (17 January). I have posted the link to the report here: https://democracy.solihull.gov.uk/documents/s116314/mainstream%20demography%20v3.pdf With the pdf version found here: Paragraph 3.3 gives a taster: Solihull is currently experiencing a drop … More Mainstream School Demography – Solihull
Ken Hawkins 