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Curtis Gardens Landscape Improvements

Curtis Gardens, situated within the Tyseley & Hay Mills Ward, is a much loved park with many daily visitors of all ages. The park has stood the test of time and has given many people great experiences and memories that they shall surely cherish as well as making new memories with their children and grandchildren. Birmingham City Council has the means and opportunity to improve this much loved park and we would love to hear your views on what improvements should be prioritised to help...

Closes 18 October 2024

Soho & Handsworth Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood Area Application Consultation

An application has been submitted by community members in Soho and Handsworth for the Council to consider the designation of a Neighbourhood Planning Forum and Neighbourhood Plan area boundary. The application must now be publicised by the Council for 6 weeks in accordance with Neighbourhood Planning Regulations. The application includes the proposed geographic Neighbourhood Plan boundary, a statement of how community members meet the Regulations to become the relevant body to...

Closes 18 October 2024

Parent Survey-Wraparound Childcare September 2024

Dear Parent/Carer Birmingham City Council would like to invite you to complete a survey to help us shape and support Wraparound Childcare in Birmingham to meet the needs of children, parents, carers and families. Definition of Wraparound Childcare Wraparound Childcare includes Before School Care (BSC) and After School Care (ASC). When referring to After School Care, this does not include after school activities such as...

Closes 20 October 2024

Creating a Mentally Healthier City Survey

What is meant by being ‘mentally healthy’? Good mental health is not just the absence of mental illness but also the presence of positive characteristics, such as resilience, self-awareness, and emotional regulation. Being mentally healthy allows us to tackle the challenges that daily life brings. Why is mental health important? Mental health and wellbeing is as important as physical health. It strongly influences our daily life, our ability to do the things that we...

Closes 31 October 2024

Young People's Review Survey - Prize Draw £20

Complete today and enter Prize Draw for £20 of love2shop vouchers. We are asking young people to complete this short survey of 12 questions to give us your views on attending your Review meetings and the contact you have with your IRO. As a Child in Care you will have a named Independent Reviewing Officer who chairs your Review meetings. Their main job is to make sure your Care Plan meets your needs and that your views are listened to. They will usually meet with...

Closes 1 November 2024

Closed consultations and engagement

Issues we’ve asked you about in the past that are now closed

Local Safety Scheme - Heybarnes Road

Birmingham City Council has an obligation to undertake safety schemes on the Highway. In order to undertake this commitment, funding has been secured to enable a programme of schemes to be delivered. Schemes are selected using criteria set out in the current Birmingham Road Safety Strategy . Heybarnes Road between Coventry Road and Hob Moor Road has been identified within the Safety Scheme Programme as meeting the criteria and the following interventions have been identified. ...

Closed 11 October 2024

Local Safety Scheme - Bournville Lane

Birmingham City Council has an obligation to undertake safety schemes on the Highway. In order to undertake this commitment, funding has been secured to enable a programme of schemes to be delivered. Schemes are selected using criteria set out in the current Birmingham Road Safety Strategy . Bournville Lane between Linden Road & Selly Oak Road has been identified within the Safety Scheme Programme as meeting the criteria and the following interventions have been...

Closed 11 October 2024

Druids Heath Regeneration Masterplan Consultation 2024

Since Druids Heath was built, most of it has been left the same, and it is the only large municipal estate in Birmingham that has received no major regeneration investment. While the location is excellent, the environment and character of certain parts of the area are less desireable, as is the case for the quality, design and layout of many of the properties themselves. Consequently, In 2016, Birmingham City Council worked with the Homes and...

Closed 6 October 2024

Your impact

Issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes.

We asked

We asked for comments on the proposal by the Governing Body of Baskerville School, to remove boarding provision on 1st April 2025.

You said

Three responses were received via the website from parents/carers of pupils registered at the school and all comments were in objection.

We did

The anonymised comments were shared with the Governing Body of the school and they confirmed that they would like the City Council to make a decision.

The anonymised comments were shared with the decision maker, Birmingham City Council's Cabinet Member for Children Young People and Families. On 18th September 2024 the Cabinet Member approved the Governing Body's proposal to remove the boarding provision from Baskerville School from 1st April 2025, for the following key reasons:

The residential space has not been used since September 2023. There are no pupils on roll at the school with boarding as part of their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and there has been no demand for this boarding provision as part of pupils’ EHCP's for many years.

Some pupils on roll at the school previously used the residential space for extra-curricular activities, including staying overnight and afterschool activities. Though the school had made use of the residential space for pupils, which may have attracted parents to the school, there are no pupils at the school with boarding as part of their EHCP. The school and City Council officers recognise the disappointment that pupils and families may experience by the removal of the extra-curricular activities.

We asked

An application was submitted by community members in Small Heath for the Council to consider the designation of a Neighbourhood Planning Forum and Neighbourhood Plan area boundary. The application was publicised for consultation to consider your views in accordance with Neighbourhood Planning regulations from Wednesday 8th May to Thursday 20 June 2024

Comments received were taken in to account towards a designation decision by the Deputy Leader, the Cabinet Member for Economy and Skills.

The application includes the proposed geographic Neighbourhood Plan boundary, a statement of how community members meet the regulations to become the relevant body to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan, a proposed constitution and details of consultation events held in the area.

For more information on Neighbourhood Planning and a copy of the application, visit the Council website 

Neighbourhood planning progress | Neighbourhood planning | Birmingham City Council

You said

A strong local public response was received with a significant number of supportive comments in favour of the NP application. The main topics raised in support:

  • Progress and need for positive change and development in a deprived area to allow it to thrive.
  • A plan being led by members of the community and coming together to make a difference.
  • Area boundary correctly part of Small Heath
  • The Neighbourhood Forum, community members- its progress/ ideas, working groups.
  •  Significant support for themes the group intend to include in a NP
  • Green open space improvements and youth initiatives
  • Improvements to the High Street/Coventry Road, need to reflect business needs.
  • Reduction of poverty, crime and litter.
  • Knighthead Capital Management (‘KCM’), owner of St Andrews football ground (home to Birmingham City Football Club) support the Forum and boundary and ambitions to further the social, economic and environmental well-being of stakeholders and the community within the area boundary. KCM is a key stakeholder in the local area and should be included within the working groups and would welcome the opportunity to engage further on the developing Neighbourhood Plan.

There were 3 Objections received in total.  A summary of issues raised in objection are:

  • Closed meetings, selective individuals were invited, not widely published. Lack of resident knowledge and engagement.
  • No confidence in a plan we know nothing about. The Council is not working with the whole community, self-benefitting and lack of transparency. Councillors are not informed on NP. Lack of engagement by NP lead.
  • There are Councillors, MPs, and council departments to tackle issues not independent people with business / self-interest, engaging parts of community but not all. A back door appraoch, local residents need to be listened to.

 

 

We did

The responses received were considered in the Cabinet member decision to approve the designation of Small Heath Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood area on 8th August 2024.

Neighbourhood Forum designation The proposed NP Forum was considered to be in accordance with NP regulations and established for the purpose of promoting or improving the social, economic and environmental well-being of the area as outlined in the application.

The emerging Forum was considered in accordance with NP regulations to have taken reasonable steps to secure membership of 21 members (to include at least one individual who lives or works in the neighbourhood area and one elected member of the Council) and from different sections of the community and area. Evidence of wide ranging consultation events held were reviewed in the decision.

In response to a small number of objections, the Council will continue to support the process with the aim that residents are given the opportunity to be involved in the neighbourhood plan process at any stage and that  the process is open and accessible to all community members and representatives, as appropriate. This is the first stage of the process, the proposed themes the Forum wish to explore towards creating a neighbourhood pan are set out in the application.

  • Local planning (incorporating housing and employment)
  • Open spaces and green spaces
  • Planning and development of the Coventry Road
  • Reduction of poverty and promotion of opportunities for residents and businesses
  • Youth initiatives and development

It is considered that reasonable attempts and advertisement has been made by the emerging Neighbourhood Forum to engage with the local community and explain the process,  and we will support that positive engagement continues.

Councillors and local MP’s and ward contact lists which include resident and community groups have been regularly informed.

Area Boundary Designation The  NP area boundary  was considered to be an appropriate boundary in accordance with regulations, in terms of physical geography and existing planning and regeneration strategies in the area. There are no specific objections to the area boundary.  

Next steps

The Neighbourhood Planning Forum will now start to gather an evidence base and apply for government funded support to draft the Neighbourhood Development Plan and will lead formal consultation with the local community. The Neighbourhood Development Plan is subject to an independent examination and a local referendum before it is made. Please see the Council website for more information on Neighbourhood Planning.

Want to get involved?

If you wish to get involved in a neighbourhood plan for Small Heath at any time, please contact the emerging Neighbourhood Plan Forum smallheathplan@outlook.com

Contact us: Developmentplanninggroup@birmingham.gov.uk or NDSU@birmingham.gov.uk

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