An interesting report to Solihull Cabinet this evening related to Solihull Town Centre and the Master Plan we are looking at; a public consultation will be launched next week (which I will post when the survey is launched). The Solihull Town Centre Masterplan aims to provide a blueprint for future investment and development which maximises … More SOLIHULL Town Centre Plan
Residents of properties on Monkspath that surround the Shirley Aquatics are today being delivered a leaflet outlining a proposal from Barchester Group to build a care home facility on this site. The entire leaflet can be accessed via this link: Consultation Flyer Shirley Aquatics It does appear the aquatics centre has not been going to well and … More CARE HOME ON SHIRLEY AQUATIC SITE?
I attended a briefing on 27 July for councillors on the review of the local development plan. This follows on from the ‘Call for sites’ which took place earlier this year. The sites have been submitted by land owners and/or developers who wish their land to be included in the next phase of Solihull’s Local … More REVIEW OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
I was asked to write up my thoughts about development training for councillors following a ‘conversation’ on twitter with Dr. Catherine Needham from Birmingham University following comments I made when I read the report she co-authored entitled ‘The 21st Century Councillor’ 21st-century-councillor . This is a great read for all councillors, old or new. I do … More BARRIERS TO COUNCILLOR DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
Recently Cllr Alex Insley and myself were invited by both Cheswick Green Residents Association and Parish Council to informal talks about Blythe Valley Park (BVP) planning application. As a result we can confirm thoughts and this is in reality a position statement. I have today submitted this statement for consideration by Solihull Planning Department and IM … More BLYTHE VALLEY PARK – My thoughts
Following a meeting with Council officers I can report as follows: CAR PARKING: I have reported previously the offer by Barny McElholm, from Elegant Homes, to create some 40+ new spaces in the existing car park of Garden Squares East, to allow Dickens Heath traders to use these spaces for car parking, thus easing pressure … More DICKENS HEATH – Update
I have just looked at the application which can be found on the Councils planning portal via this link: http://publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=O9MJI8OEFTT00 There is a lot to go through and I have posted some of the major files/reports that go with the application here: PL_2016_01738_PPRM-BOUNDARY_TREATMENT_LAYOUT-546670PL_2016_01738_PPRM-COVER_LETTER-546194PL_2016_01738_PPRM-ECOLOGICAL_ASSESSMENT-548020PL_2016_01738_PPRM-ECOLOGICAL_REPORT-546109PL_2016_01738_PPRM-LANDSCAPE_MASTERPLAN-546041PL_2016_01738_PPRM-OPEN_SPACE_SKETCH_SCHEME-546044PL_2016_01738_PPRM-PLANNING_STATEMENT-546111PL_2016_01738_PPRM-SITE_LOCATION_PLAN-546107 I will make further comment when I have assessed the application and … More TIDBURY GREEN FARM – Planning Application
Together with fellow ward councillor Alex Insley I attended a briefing session at the Ramada Hotel, Solihull yesterday by representatives of Applegreen. My post of 20 June (https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2016/06/20/proposal-for-new-motorway-service-area/ gave notification of a proposal by Applegreen for a Motorway Service Area at junction 4. The briefing helped clarify some issues which I report on here. The … More MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA JUNCTION 4?
I received this email from one of the councils ecology officers today – some brilliants news about Orchids, some of them rare to our area. ” I am pleased to say that as a result of the annual management undertaken by the conservation volunteers the floristic diversity at the LNR is increasing. There were in … More HILLFIELD LOCAL NATURE RESERVE, MONKSPATH
This post is a follow-up to the a post dated 3 February 2016 (see https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2016/02/03/school-place-planning-in-blythe-ward/ ). That post was to outline school place planning within the ward as a result of planning applications, especially the recent application by IM Properties to develop Blythe valley Park. A short while ago Cllr Alex Insley and I had … More SCHOOL PLACE PLANNING – Blythe Ward
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