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Residential Care Centre's Consultation October 2024
Birmingham City Council currently provides residential care for older people at three Care Centres across Birmingham – the Ann Marie Howes Centre; the Perry Tree Centre; and the Kenrick Centre. We are currently inviting people who live at the Centres, who use the Centres or may use the Centres to help shape the future of these services. The consultation aims to gain feedback on the options available for the future of the Care Centres and in particular on the preferred option.The...
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Proposed Admission Arrangements for September 2026/2027
Birmingham City Council is the admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools and is responsible for consulting on the proposed admissions arrangements and proposed admissions numbers for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Listening to the Voices of Ladywood
The Residents' & Community Charter is a document that sets out the Council's offer and commitments to the residents within the Ladywood Estate Regeneration scheme area to ensure the community are treated fairly, offered choices and assured about what you’re entitled to. We have been listening to and working with the Ladywood community to shape and inform these key areas which have formed the basis of the draft charter: How we communicate and engage with you going forward A...
Proposed parking charges at Sheldon Country Park
As part of the City Council budget for 2024/25, the introduction of parking charges for Sheldon Country Park (as well as Lickey Hills Country Park and Sutton Park) was agreed. Income from this will support the budget challenge and sustain, protect and maintain our parks and green spaces.
Proposed parking charges at Lickey Hills Country Park
As part of the City Council budget for 2024/25, the introduction of parking charges for Lickey Hills Country Park (as well as Sheldon Country Park and Sutton Park) was agreed. Income from this will support the budget challenge and sustain, protect and maintain our parks and green spaces.
Proposed parking charges at Sutton Park
As part of the City Council budget for 2024/25, the introduction of parking charges for Sutton Park (as well as Lickey Hills Country Park and Sheldon Country Park) was agreed. Income from this will support the budget challenge and sustain, protect and maintain our parks and green spaces.
Closed consultations and engagement
City Centre Movement and Access strategy Tranche 2
As we transform the city centre into an attractive place to live, work, visit, and do business, it is essential that we free up space previously allocated to private vehicles. Reducing miles travelled by car will improve air quality and encourage greater use of active travel. We understand that the city n eeds to keep moving and efficient access is essential to all. The City Centre Movement and Access strategy (CCMA), previously known as City Centre Cells/City Centre...
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...
Moor Street Gateway
Moor Street Gateway will create a new entrance and welcome into Birmingham for the city’s residents and visitors and link the existing New Street and Moor Street stations with the new Curzon Street Station (for HS2). The project will create clearer routes for people walking, wheeling* and cycling, improve spaces to catch bus and Metro services, and add plants and trees to the area. The arrival of HS2 will be an exciting addition to this part of Birmingham and we aim to create...
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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
