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.
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
Residents of Solihull have a range of options for financial support for those at the end-of-life. A range of support is available from the Council which is detailed below. Any resident who may require support with the above can contact our Financial Inclusion Team on 0121 704 6202 or via email at financialinclusion@solihull.gov.uk. Our Community Advice Hubs … More Help with Council Tax for residents with a terminal illness
If you glance on social media, wherever you are in the UK, you may find complaints that ‘their’ own council has an exorbitant rate of council tax. I read similar statements here in Solihull, but the truth is, we have one of the lowest in the UK. I have compared Solihull’s council tax with others … More COUNCIL TAX – comparisons
This matter came before Solihull Council yesterday evening where a motion objecting to the increase was supported by all but one councillor, with the LibDem and Green councillors supporting an amended motions which I proposed. The motion we agreed reads: “Council notes the Labour Government’s decision to raise the single fare cap on bus journeys … More BUS FARE CAP INCREASE – Motion to Council
In a letter to Solihull’s Head of Planning Design and Engagement, Blythe ward Councillors, Ken Hawkins, Richard Holt and Keith Green have called for a major planning application in Dickens Heath to be withdrawn. An application for 450 new homes was submitted in December 2023 by Richborough Estates and the have still to come up … More Call for Housing application to be withdrawn
As I have previously commented and posted, the proposed ward boundary changes will affect Blythe ward and St Alphege wards in that parts of these wards will be merged. Solihull Council approved the proposed response to the final Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBC) consultation at its meeting yesterday evening (8 October 2024) and the recommendations … More WARD BOUNDARY CHANGES – SOLIHULL
Ken Hawkins 