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Local Plan - Focused Preferred Options Consultation 2025
The next stage of the Local Plan process is the Focused Preferred Options Document (FPOD), which we are consulting upon now. The public consultation period opens on Thursday 23 October and closes on Friday 19 December 2025. Please use the link below to take you to the Planning Consultation Portal, where you can either read the FPOD or read and register to submit comments. The FPOD is a Discussion Paper on the proposed Development Strategy for the City up to 2044 and a series of...
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Organisation Selly Oak Trust School Stat_pub
Proposal to Make Changes to Selly Oak Trust School: Birmingham City Council is consulting on a draft proposal to make the following change to the school(s), a community school located at Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ: Increase the pupil numbers from 376 to 420 With effect from 1 st January 2027 The details and reasons for this change are explained in the complete proposal document attached...
Holt Street at Lister Street modal filter - Experimental Traffic Regulation Order
As part of the Birmingham Transport Plan , the city council aims to reduce traffic in areas to make it safer for people to walk, wheel and cycle. Holt Road experiences high levels of traffic for what is an unclassified road. Speeding and dangerous driving are a common occurrence as motorists cut through or “rat run” to avoid the main Dartmouth island junction. With Aston University and Aston University Engineering Academy expanding their premises,...
City Centre to A457 Dudley Road cycle route
In 2020, we installed temporary ‘pop-up’ cycle lanes across the city to help people travel safely and actively during the COVID-19 pandemic. The routes chosen aligned with the Birmingham Walking and Cycling Strategy and Infrastructure Plan , which set out proposals for a city-wide cycle network. In many cases, these temporary cycle lanes included ‘light segregation’ from other traffic using plastic posts. In November 2021, we consulted on making the cycle route from the...
Local Plan - Focused Preferred Options Consultation 2025
The next stage of the Local Plan process is the Focused Preferred Options Document (FPOD), which we are consulting upon now. The public consultation period opens on Thursday 23 October and closes on Friday 19 December 2025. Please use the link below to take you to the Planning Consultation Portal, where you can either read the FPOD or read and register to submit comments. The FPOD is a Discussion Paper on the proposed Development Strategy for the City up to 2044 and a series of...
Shaping Birmingham's Future Together Marketplaces 2025
Thank you for expressing your interest in attending the Shaping Birmingham's Future Together Marketplace Roadshow! The Shaping Birmingham's Future Together partnership has launched a roadshow of community marketplaces starting in January 2025 Objectives of the Marketplaces The marketplaces aim to create an inclusive space for Birmingham residents to: Inform : Provide citizens with information about available services and support from Birmingham...
Closed consultations and engagement
Organisation Bellfield Infant and Bellfield Junior School Pre_pub SOT10204 & SOT10205
Proposal to Make Changes to Bellfield Infant School and Bellfield Junior School : Birmingham City Council is consulting on a draft proposal to make the following change to the school(s), a community school located at Bellfield Schools, Vineyard Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1PT: Discontinue Bellfield Junior School; Enlarge Bellfield Infant School Alter the age range of Bellfield Infant School to 3 – 11 year olds ...
Vauxhall and Duddeston Road Safety and Accessibility Improvements
The Vauxhall and Duddeston road safety and accessibility improvements project is part of Birmingham City Council's broader Transport Plan and Road Harm Reduction Strategy and is funded by the High Speed 2 (HS2) Road Safety Fund. Vauxhall and Duddeston have been chosen for safety improvements due to the high volumes of traffic, road traffic collisions (RTCs) and issues with pavement parking in the area. In the past 3 years, 58 RTCs occurred, with 24 of these...
Wayfinding totems
As Birmingham continues to undergo major regeneration and growth, it is important that everyone - residents, workers and visitors are able to easily find their way around the city. Clear and accessible wayfinding information plays a key role in this. Wayfinding totems are a freestanding map-based sign. They are positioned around the city centre to assist people with navigating local areas, locating key landmarks, and discovering what Birmingham has to offer. These totems are...
Your impact
Issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes.
We asked
To seek the determination of a statutory proposal by Birmingham City Council
(LA) of Amalgamate Beeches Infant and Beeches Junior School (the School) to:
- Discontinue Beeches Infant School;
- Enlarge Beeches Junior School
- Alter the age range of Beeches Junior School to 4 – 11 year olds
- Implementation 1st September 2026
You said
A total of 11 responses were received - 11 in favour
The responses were from - 2 from Parent / Carer of pupils at the School, 3 from Governors at the School, 5 from Staff Members at the School and 1 from other.
We did
We analysised the consultation results and provided the decision maker with a copy of the summary and all comments received for their consideration (Personal or identifying information is removed from responses before sharing with the decision maker).
The decision maker approved the proposal for implementation. Please see decision letter attached to this webpage. A full copy of the decision report can be found via a link at the bottom of this webpage.
On 3rd December 2025 the Council determined to implement the proposal as approved. The proposal will be implemented September 2026. A link to the decision report can be found at the bottom of this webpage (this includes a summary of the consultation results).
We asked
Birmingham City Council asked for your comments on the proposal to Establish Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision in a mainstream school by providing a SEN Resource Base at Bellfield Junior School for up to 12 pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
You said
A total of 46 responses were received, 1 in favour and 2 did not answer. The responses were from 1 local resident and 2 other.
We did
We analysed the consultation results and provided the decision maker with a copy of the summary and all comments received for their consideration (Personal or identifying information is removed from responses before sharing with the decision maker).
The decision maker approved the proposal for implementation. Please see decision letter attached to this webpage. A full copy of the decision report can be found via a link at the bottom of this webpage.
On 29 August 2025 Birmingham City Council determined to implement the proposal as approved. The proposal will be implemented 1st Janusary 2026. A link to the decision report can be found at the bottom of this webpage (this includes a summary of the consultation results).
