Councillor Neville Summerfield, the Cabinet member for Regeneration, has responded to my request for clarification about the proposed Acocks Green Conservation Area by going public on the issue in yesterday’s Full Council Meeting. He gave a state of play of all the Conservation Areas in development in the City and promised that Acocks Green is indeed in the workplan and will be developed when resources allow.

So timing remains the issue. Clearly the original aim of starting work on the scheme in 6 months (from last November) was over ambitious. With the Head of Conservation retiring at the end of March and lots of other work to do, it will take longer than that, however Cllr Summerfield did say he will do all he can to speed things up – and he knows that the three Acocks Green Councillors will be on his back until he does! As soon as I have any further information on timing I will post on this issue again.

Meanwhile 42 and 44 Flint Green Road have gone back on the market and are scheduled to be sold at auction (with a guide price of £150k each) – by John Shepherd at the Greswolde Hotel, High Street, Knowle on Thursday 18th March. This is a link to the sales details of No 42 and this is  a link to the sale details of No 44