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Network Rail Update
Resurfacing and improved drainage along Station Road is still outstanding in February 2016 despite an email from Network Rail stating 'I must reassure you on behalf of the residents of Station Road that the resurfacing works to our road will be happening once the...
February 2016 Newsletter
In this first edition of 2016 we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Recreation Ground, the success of the bulb planting carried out before Christmas and the future installation of two all weather table tennis tables! There are some important planning and HS2...
Updates on HS2
For up to date information on HS2 click here.
The Submission Draft Plan has been completed….
A total of 64 statutory and non-statutory bodies and local businesses were invited to comment on the Pre-Submission Draft of our Neighbourhood Plan together with all residents of the Parish. Representations from local residents were, on the whole, very positive and...
The Background to HS2
On 25th November 2013 the HS2 Environmental Statement was released by the Government. It is a very detailed plan for the construction programme of HS2 and forms the basis of the Hybrid Bill, the parliamentary go ahead for the scheme. The documents number thousands of...
Solihull Connected Green Paper and Revised Solihull Local Plan Consultation
After attending several briefing sessions the parish council have recently sent the following reply to the consultation regarding the Solihull Connected Green Paper and the Revised Solihull Local Plan.
Motorway Service Station Update
The formal planning application for a Motorway Service Station on green belt land in the Meriden Gap between Solihull Road and the M42 was submitted to SMBC some months ago however a decision was deferred by Highways England pending further work on the highways...
Newsletters
Archive of Newsletters from 2011 to 2015
December 2015
I would like to open my December ‘Parish Council News’ by wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and Joyous New Year from the Parish Council. ‘Ping-it’ Table Tennis Tables. Several years ago I saw an article inviting communities to apply for a grant to purchase...
Garden City / UK Central Consultation
A consultation event, organised by the Parish Council, took place on 6th December and a large number of residents came along to see what was involved. The consultation was really concerning de-designation by SMBC of green belt land around the proposed HS2 station to...