Last Thursday’s public meeting of the Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum was well attended as usual. Issues covered included a presentation on the Birmingham Core Strategy 2026 and how it may impact on Acocks Green  – for more information on this see http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/corestrategy There was also a policing update from Sgt Dave Mirams, who confirmed that despite the […]

A planning application is soon to be made to redevelop another old industrial area of Tyseley and transform it into residential housing. The area is made up of a strip of land between Knights Road and Tyseley Lane. It includes the scrapyard at the top of Knights Road,  which is likely to please nearby residents, […]

The Planning Application I reported on 19 April 2010, for 80 houses on part of the site of the Eaton Electrical factory off Reddings Lane, has been decided. Planning permission for the development has been given. This does not mean work will start immediately, or indeed necessarily happen at all, but as the application was […]

A planning application (2010/01029/PA) has been received by the Council for the demolition of part of the Eaton Electrical site and its redevelopment to provide 80 houses. The houses will share their access road with the access to Yardleys School from Reddings Lane. The rest of the Eaton Electrical site will stay in production making electrical […]

The latest Planning Application for 42 & 44 Flint Green Road has now been approved. This covers 42 and 44 themselves and the building of five new 4 bed homes on the site facing Arden Road. The approval is not a surprise as all the local views expressed to me, were that while far from perfect, […]