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Featured Consultations

Open Consultations

  • A457 corridor cycle route, city centre to City Hospital

    We aim to make walking and cycling everyday choices for local journeys and leisure activities, as part of a safe and integrated transport network for Birmingham. In 2020, we installed a number of temporary ‘pop-up’ cycle lanes across the city, to help people to travel safely and... More

    Closes today

  • A45 corridor cycle route, city centre to Small Heath Park

    We aim to make walking and cycling everyday choices for local journeys and leisure activities, as part of a safe and integrated transport network for Birmingham. In 2020, we installed a number of temporary ‘pop-up’ cycle lanes across the city, to help people to travel safely and... More

    Closes today

  • Bradford Street cycle route

    We aim to make walking and cycling everyday choices for local journeys and leisure activities, as part of a safe and integrated transport network for Birmingham. In 2020, we installed a number of temporary ‘pop-up’ cycle lanes across the city, to help people to travel safely and... More

    Closes today

  • Smethwick to Birmingham Corridor Framework Draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and Grove Lane Masterplan

    Birmingham City Council and Sandwell Council are consulting on the draft Smethwick to Birmingham Corridor Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document and Grove Lane Masterplan. The draft Development Framework and Masterplan have been prepared... More

    Closes 3 December 2021

  • Cannon Hill park to Moseley cycle route

    We aim to make walking and cycling everyday choices for local journeys and leisure activities, as part of a safe and integrated transport network for Birmingham. The Birmingham Walking & Cycling Strategy and Infrastructure Plan , which set out proposals for a city-wide cycle network. ... More

    Closes 5 December 2021

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Closed Consultations

  • Disruption Planning Audit - Survey

    The Disruption Planning Audit is designed to understand professionals engagement with the disruption planning process. More

    Closed 26 November 2021

  • Draft Revised Local Information Requirements for Planning Applications

    Local information requirements, also known as local validation criteria, sets out the information that the Local Planning Authority will require to be able to register, assess and determine planning applications. National guidance requires that local information requirements are... More

    Closed 25 November 2021

  • COVID-19 FATIGUE

    The data collected through the survey is anonymous, so you cannot be identified from what you have said. We plan to publish the findings from the survey at a population rather than an individual level (for example in tables or graphs using summary results) and any quotes used from answers... More

    Closed 22 November 2021

  • Foster Carer Feedback Survey 2021

    Complete today for a chance to win £50 of vouchers! Every year we ask for your feedback so we know how well we are working with you, and supporting you and your foster children. We use the feedback you give us to understand what we are doing well and where we can make improvements. ... More

    Closed 14 November 2021

  • Barford Estate local measures

    Following a public consultation in November 2020 for the wider Dudley Road scheme, the city council has taken on board comments from members of the public and tried to include these within a revised design for the Barford estate area. The following alternative proposals have been put... More

    Closed 8 November 2021

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We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

For feedback on the Traffic Regulation Order for the Highgate Controlled Parking Zone.

You said

24 responses were received.

We did

Having received your responses, we are now collating and reviewing all comments that were received whilst the consultation was open; we will update this webpage soon with the results.

An additional TRO consultation relating to this scheme is open between 12 August and 2 September 2021:

www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/economy/highgateparkingtro2

We asked

For feedback on the Traffic Regulation Order for the St Georges Controlled Parking Zone.

You said

46 responses were received.

We did

Having received your responses, we are now collating and reviewing all comments that were received whilst the consultation was open; we will update this webpage soon with the results.

An additional TRO consultation relating to this scheme is open between 12 August and 2 September 2021:

www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/economy/stgeorgesparkingtro2

We asked

For your comments and views on the proposal to alter the age range of St Benedict's Primary School to close the nursery class with effect from 31st August 2021.

You said

We received 10 responses to the consultation. 8 via BeHeard and 2 via email.

The responses were received from 2 parents, 1 pupil, 2 members of staff and 5 local residents.

7 of the responses were in favour and 3 were opposed.

A copy of all the responses, (with all personal information redacted) were sent to the decision maker, who considered all responses when making their decision.

We did

The Cabinet Member for Education Skills and Culture approved the proposal on 8th June 2021. A link to the decision can be found on this web page.

Birmingham City Council, as the Local Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it, has determined to implement the proposal, as detailed.

We would like to thank all those who took part in the consultation, your views are greatly appreciated and are very important to us.