Keith Green – Page 7

Woods Farm – Planning Application

Written by Keith Green on April 24, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. No Comments on Woods Farm – Planning Application

Planning application PL/2025/00661/PPOL refers to ‘Outline planning application for the erection of up to 450 dwellings (Class C) including affordable housing (40%) and custom and self-build homes, No. vehicular accesses off Bills Lane and associated development including Sustainable Drainage System and Biodiversity Net gain /open space. As the applicants planning statement highlights, this site was site BL3 in the councils former Local Plan, now withdrawn. It has been through consultation, even the planning inspectors Examination in Public (a form of pubic inquiry). However, although it...

A few thoughts related to the “Call for Sites”on Blythe Ward

Written by Keith Green on April 14, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. No Comments on A few thoughts related to the “Call for Sites”on Blythe Ward

Over the next few weeks both Cllr Hawkins and myself will be visiting some of the sites across Blythe Ward that have received submissions under the “Call for Sites

Dog Kennel Lane – A positive update

Written by Keith Green on March 28, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. 1 Comment on Dog Kennel Lane – A positive update

Both myself and Cllr Hawkins recently visited Tamworth Lane Doctors Surgery to discuss the proposed planning application for Dog Kennel Lane and the potential effects this will have on already extremely busy Primary care surgery. We have posted a video below complete with a brief overview of our meeting, we hope this is both informative and helpful The matter is yet to be determined but we suspect it will come before Solihull’s planning committee later this spring.

Community Centre – CIL applications

Written by Keith Green on March 27, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. No Comments on Community Centre – CIL applications

A report is before the cabinet member responsible and the following are recommendations in relation to Monkspath. Blythe Ward: £14,639 in pot: Applicant: Shelly Farm Community Centre (Rank 1) Project: Shelly Farm Community Centre Renewal – Renewal / replacement of kitchen doors, handles and worktops. Replacement of 5 skylights Award: £11,600 Shirley South Ward: £211,009 in pot: Applicant: Shelly Farm Community Centre (Rank 1) Project: Shelly Farm Community Centre Renewal – Renew flooring throughout the centre Award: £18,762 Project is based in Blythe...

Mell Square

Written by Keith Green on March 20, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. No Comments on Mell Square

Solihull has a vibrant town centre, with both Touchwood and Mell Square being an important part of the boroughs economic success. The development of Mell Square will ensure the town centre remains one of the very best places to visit in the UK.

Solihull Town Centre – Call for sites

Written by Keith Green on March 14, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. No Comments on Solihull Town Centre – Call for sites

There are a few reasons for us posting about this, especially as the town centre is not in Blythe ward. We have stated before how important the town centre is to Solihulls economy, it reflects on all the wards in the borough. It is also important to highlight the numbers of projected new homes (mainly apartments) this town centre can deliver – almost 2,000 from the two sites mentioned below. ‘Therefore, together with the Arden Cross projections (see previous post), some 5,000 from our stated housing numbers could be delivered through the town centre and Arden Cross developments, alleviating...

The Jewel that is – Arden Cross

Written by Keith Green on March 14, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. No Comments on The Jewel that is – Arden Cross

Arden Cross is a £3.2bn opportunity to drive substantial growth across the West Midlands and national economy. Sited within Solihull Borough it has the opportunity to be a world leading community. Sitting within an established cluster of world-class assets, including the NEC, Resorts World, and Jaguar Land Rover’s flagship Solihull manufacturing plant, HS2, Arden Cross is one of the best-connected locations in the UK Connectivity Connectivity, and leveraging both established connections and new HS2 investment, is critical to the regeneration of Arden Cross and the delivery of the vision....

Call for sites – with more relevance to Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green and Tidbury Green

Written by Keith Green on March 13, 2025. Posted in Keith Green. No Comments on Call for sites – with more relevance to Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green and Tidbury Green

Residents may be aware of the councils recent ‘Call for Sites’ in order to fulfil its responsibilities in respect of housing targets (some 1300 new homes a year for the next ten years). We have posted here a breakdown of the main sites the Dickens Heath, Tidbury Green and Cheswick Green communities, together with maps. There are so many sites put forward that I have not drawn up a synopsis of each site. The full report, relating to the whole of the borough, can be read via this link: https://solihull-mbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/906f0c69fb5e41cb84b56d959f4d4db5 and...