Ken Hawkins

RICHMOND ROAD – MARKETING OF SHARED OWNERSHIP HOUSES

10 January 2017

At my decision making session on 3 October I approved a recommendation to market a new development of shared ownership houses on Richmond Road, Olton. This development has been brought together by the Homes and Community Agency, Waterloo Homes, Solihull Community Housing and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. The report relating to this decision can be … More RICHMOND ROAD – MARKETING OF SHARED OWNERSHIP HOUSES

Travellers – incorrect reporting

7 January 2017

The borough saw about ten illegal encampments in 2016, with one group being a particular problem for police, local authority and residents in Shirley. I do intend to blog in the coming days about how Solihull Council and Police are the forefront of tackling illegal encampments in the region. However, following the recent reporting in … More Travellers – incorrect reporting

Homeless Grants for SMBC

7 January 2017

Keen readers may have already been made aware of this great new2s via the media reports that followed the announcement of the grants. A super early Christmas present for Solihull was the news of a successful bid and two grants awarded to Solihull Borough Metropolitan Borough Council by the Department for Communities and Local Government … More Homeless Grants for SMBC

Happy New Year to Video bloggings

6 January 2017

I thought I would have posted in 2017 before now but ‘Man flu’ got to me in the end. However, 2016 saw 10,602 actual visits to this website, with 25,250 views from the 59 posts made. I should really have posted more because there is so much going on and will focus more this year. … More Happy New Year to Video bloggings

Extra Care Housing Development, Chelmsley Wood

6 December 2016

An interesting report came to Solihull Cabinet last week, with cabinet being asked to ‘approve the development of an affordable ‘extra care’ housing development at Marlene Croft, Chelmsley Wood, being partof the former Coleshill Primary School site’. The full report can be read here: http://eservices.solihull.gov.uk/mgInternet/documents/s43012/EXTRA%20CARE%20HOUSING%20DEVELOPMENT%20CHELMSLEY%20WOOD.pdf This is a significant investment by the Council with £1.400m … More Extra Care Housing Development, Chelmsley Wood

BVP – Rationale for support

5 December 2016

On Wednesday 30 November 2016 Solihull’s Planning Committee (made up of fellow elected councillors) approved the planning application by IM Properties who sought to build on Blythe Valley Park; 750 homes, a 250 room care facility, a 200 room hotel and a commercial centre for the new development and existing offices. There was opposition from … More BVP – Rationale for support

ROLL OF COUNCILLORS – REPORT via Centre for Public Scrutiny

17 November 2016

The Councillors Commission, launched by the Local Government Research Unit in partnership with the De Montfort University and the Municipal Journal, has produced an interim report on the role of councillors based on the 20 round tables and 147 written submissions. The report identifies the constant themes with which councillors are continually engaging, such as … More ROLL OF COUNCILLORS – REPORT via Centre for Public Scrutiny

MOUNT DAIRY FARM – APPLICATION FOR AN ADDITIONal 54 HOMES

17 November 2016

Planning Application PL/2016/02759/PPFL refers to the – Erection of 54 dwellings following the granting of outline permission 2014/1163/S (PL/2014/01985/OLM) for 220 dwellings for land at Tanworth Lane, Cheswick Green, Solihull. | Land Adjacent To Mount Farm Tanworth Lane Shirley Solihull. In brief, permission was granted to for the erection of 220 houses (subject to reserved matters … More MOUNT DAIRY FARM – APPLICATION FOR AN ADDITIONal 54 HOMES

Blogging about issues in Blythe Ward (includes Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green) and Solihull.