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Featured consultation

Find out more about our current featured consultation

Ageing Well Strategy Consultation Survey

Birmingham is entering a time of change. More people in our city are getting older, living longer lives, and making valuable contributions in many new ways. The Birmingham Ageing Well Strategy 2026-2036 shows our promise to you: we want Birmingham to be a place where everyone can enjoy growing older with respect, meaning, independence, and strong connections to others. We are inviting Birmingham residents, families, carers, community groups, employers, and partners to help...

Closes 28 July 2026

Have your say

Currently open opportunities to get involved

Birmingham 5 Ways to Wellbeing

Help shape Birmingham's 5 Ways to Wellbeing booklet We are seeking feedback from Birmingham residents, community groups, and organisations to better understand how people use the 5 Ways to Wellbeing : Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, and Give—to support their mental health and wellbeing. We are especially interested in understanding how culture, community, and lived experience influence wellbeing across Birmingham's diverse population. We want to better...

Closes 28 July 2026

Ageing Well Strategy Consultation Survey

Birmingham is entering a time of change. More people in our city are getting older, living longer lives, and making valuable contributions in many new ways. The Birmingham Ageing Well Strategy 2026-2036 shows our promise to you: we want Birmingham to be a place where everyone can enjoy growing older with respect, meaning, independence, and strong connections to others. We are inviting Birmingham residents, families, carers, community groups, employers, and partners to help...

Closes 28 July 2026

Proposed Lime E-Bike and E-Scooter bay/stand locations

An application has been submitted to Birmingham City Council for the installation of designated parking stands and operating areas for Lime e‑bikes and e‑scooters on sections of the public highway. These areas would support the provision of shared micromobility services, operating seven days a week, Monday to Sunday, 00:00–24:00. Below is the list of proposed locations: (What3words is a global system that divides the world into 3x3 metre squares, assigning...

Closes 31 July 2026

Safer School Journeys - Harborne Primary School (annex)

The Safer School Journeys programme is a city-wide initiative designed to make streets around schools safer, healthier and more welcoming for pupils, families and the wider community. Funded through the Clean Air Zone and aligned with the city’s Road Harm Reduction Strategy , this programme offers dedicated support to help schools identify and address road safety concerns, improve air quality, and encourage more walking, wheeling, and cycling. It also supports the vision for ...

Closes 14 August 2026

Safer School Journeys - Ninestiles, an Academy

The Safer School Journeys programme is a city-wide initiative designed to make streets around schools safer, healthier and more welcoming for pupils, families and the wider community. Funded through the Clean Air Zone and aligned with the city’s Road Harm Reduction Strategy , this programme offers dedicated support to help schools identify and address road safety concerns, improve air quality, and encourage more walking, wheeling, and cycling. It also supports the vision for ...

Closes 14 August 2026

Closed consultations and engagement

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

Safer School Journeys - Colebourne Primary School

The Safer School Journeys programme is a city-wide initiative designed to make streets around schools safer, healthier and more welcoming for pupils, families and the wider community. Funded through the Clean Air Zone and aligned with the city’s Road Harm Reduction Strategy , this programme offers dedicated support to help schools identify and address road safety concerns, improve air quality, and encourage more walking, wheeling, and cycling. It also supports the vision for ...

Closed 24 July 2026

Safer School Journeys - Broadmeadow Junior School

The Safer School Journeys programme is a city-wide initiative designed to make streets around schools safer, healthier and more welcoming for pupils, families and the wider community. Funded through the Clean Air Zone and aligned with the city’s Road Harm Reduction Strategy , this programme offers dedicated support to help schools identify and address road safety concerns, improve air quality, and encourage more walking, wheeling, and cycling. It also supports the vision for ...

Closed 24 July 2026

Safer School Journeys - The Olive School

The Safer School Journeys programme is a city-wide initiative designed to make streets around schools safer, healthier and more welcoming for pupils, families and the wider community. Funded through the Clean Air Zone and aligned with the city’s Road Harm Reduction Strategy , this programme offers dedicated support to help schools identify and address road safety concerns, improve air quality, and encourage more walking, wheeling, and cycling. It also supports the vision for ...

Closed 24 July 2026

Your impact

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

We asked

We asked for your comments on the proposal to remove boarding provision at Lindsworth School.

You said

91 people responded to the consultation and 82 of those people provided written comments. The comments show the importance that stakeholders place on the work done by the school and particularly the current extended-day (after-school) provision and concern that this would be impacted by the removal of boarding.

We did

We reviewed and collated all of the comments received. We shared this with the decision maker for their consideration:
- a summary of the consultation results
- a collated copy of all comments, unalterred
(all personal data and informaiton is removed from comments before sharing).

We asked

How Birmingham can develop a distinctive, inclusive and sustainable Music Visitor Experience grounded in the city’s globally significant musical heritage and contemporary live music ecosystem.

You said

The combined evidence from the roundtables and public survey presents a clear and consistent picture. Birmingham is not an emerging music city. It is an established one.

We did

Not recommend a single delivery route. Instead, a series of options and considerations that reflect the conditions identified through the research. A phased approach is likely to be the most appropriate. Early interventions focused on communication, coordination, and experiences can build confidence and generate evidence. More capital-intensive decisions can then be taken on the basis of demonstrated demand and operational learning

 

See full report here: Birmingham Music Visitor Experience: Options and Considerations Report - Aston Research Explorer

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