My post dated 22 November 2014 highlighted the issues surrounding the consultation (https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2014/11/22/shelly-crescent-area-parking-consultation/). The consultation notices will be published later this week. I have copied the map of the area and the notice accompanying it: Shelly Crescent and Hay Lane Monkspath JI Sch Jan 2015 Prop Notice PLAN + Shelly Crescent and Hay Lane Monkspath JI … More SHELLY CRESCENT – parking consultation

Readers of the last post will see I mentioned that elephants once roamed the park at Monkspath, known officially as Hillfield Local Nature Reserve.   Well, elephants were once seen on the reserve; they were part of Billy Smarts Circus and arrived before the main outfit on a very sunny day. The local fire brigade … More Elephants on Monkspath Park

I have posted here the judgment by Mr Justice Hickinbottom in the High Court of Justice on 30 April 2014 in the appeal by Gallagher Homes Ltd and Lioncourt Homes Ltd in respect of two sites within the Local Development Plan which was returned to the green belt in the LDP. Final Gallagher v Solihull MBC … More Judicial Review of Solihull LDP

Goodness me! Where has the time gone? Residents of Solihull will know I have been Mayor of the Borough since May 2012. I have been ‘blogging’ about the year on solihullmayor.wordpress.com and did hope to publish more information on this one. However, duties really took over.   I am now in some sort of position to … More CATCHING UP?

As a member of the councils Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (OSMB) I took part in an all day scrutiny of the proposals for HS2. We took evidence form a range of groups and the papers for the meeting can be accessed here: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/akssolihull/users/public/admin/kab14.pl?operation=SUBMIT&meet=92&cmte=OSM&grpid=public&arc=71 Our recommendations to the council’s Cabinet and Full Council are: that the Council: … More SMBC Scrutiny of High Speed 2