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  • Concierge and Night-time Security Review

    Birmingham City Council currently provides a round-the-clock concierge and night-time security presence at 96 blocks of flats around the city. The Council is carrying out a review of these services. There are a number of reasons for the review but the main ones are updating the technology of our CCTV and door entry systems, making sure that the service is value for money and providing a more consistent and customer-focused service. As part of our responsibilities to you under your... More
    Opened 11 November 2013

  • Lichfield Road / Aston Hall Road Junction Improvement

    Birmingham City Council is proposing improvements at the Lichfield Road / Aston Road Junction to reduce congestion and provide capacity for future developments (refer to ‘Lichfield Road/Aston Hall Road Consultation’ plan’). We are proposing improvements to the signalised junction and a summary of proposals is as follows: Demolition of King Edward VII Public House Widening of the Carriageway New Footways Advanced Cycle Lane Provision ... More
    Opened 21 November 2013

  • Birmingham Mobility Action Plan Questionnaire for Members of the Public

    Birmingham needs a better transport system. There are too many cars on our roads and every day we live with the congestion, safety, social and environmental problems this causes. Despite this, public transport, walking and cycling are not seen as a viable alternative. Birmingham's population is set to increase by as much as 150,000 people by 2031, which will further increase pressure on the transport system. An improved transport system will: help the economy grow by providing... More
    Opened 25 November 2013

  • Birmingham Mobility Action Plan Questionnaire for Businesses and Organisations

    Birmingham needs a better transport system. There are too many cars on our roads and every day we live with the congestion, safety, social and environmental problems this causes. Despite this, public transport, walking and cycling are not seen as a viable alternative. Birmingham's population is set to increase by as much as 150,000 people by 2031, which will further increase pressure on the transport system. An improved transport system will: help the economy grow by providing... More
    Opened 25 November 2013

  • Consultation on the Housing Allocation Scheme

    Birmingham City Council is changing the way it allocates homes and wants to hear your views. More
    Opened 25 November 2013

  • Public consultation on a proposal to manage the growth of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Selly Oak, Harborne and Edgbaston

    Consultation Period: Friday 29th November 2013 to 31st January 2014. A number of residents and organisations have raised concerns about the growth in the number of former family homes, now being occupied by groups of single people (referred to as Houses in Multiple Occupation – HMOs). If too many of these cluster together, they can put pressure on local services and the environment, thus affecting the lives of the permanent residents. Bournbrook, a popular location close to... More
    Opened 29 November 2013

  • Outdoor Learning Service Review Consultation

    The current review on the future of the Outdoor Learning Service may affect schools, pupils, disabled children and their families. We invite you to read the accompanying information about the service, (Consultation Support Document) and complete the following form in order to help us understand the impact of the options. Your responses will be used to inform the cabinet report. The consultation is open for 7 weeks. The closing date for consultation is 19 January 2014. The results of... More
    Opened 2 December 2013

  • Birmingham City Council 2014 Budget and Planning Birmingham's Future

    Birmingham City Council needs to find ways of making further savings next year. This means the way we deliver our services to you will have to change. We want you to give us your views on the best way of doing this. The online survey includes questions about all services with budget proposals but you can choose whether to comment on all of them, or just on a few. It also asks if you think Council Tax should be increased next year and what you think of our ideas for how the Council... More
    Opened 9 December 2013

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) - Bournbrook/Selly Oak Local Centre

    Birmingham City Council is working in partnership with Centro to deliver sustainable transport measures along the Bristol Road A38 within the Bournbrook/ Selly Oak Local Centre. We are seeking to implement the following works in autumn 2014, these works are shown on drawing no: SHT–30-0000-C-004 (D) and are known as the ‘Phase 1 Works’: Installation of additional cycle parking facilities within the local centre Proposed 20mph zone / limit Upgrading of... More
    Opened 19 December 2013

  • Bereavement Services Service User Questionnaire 2014 (Quarter 1)

    This is aimed at gathering service users views/comments relating to burial and cremation services provided by Birmingham City Council. Collected information will help develop future service improvements within cemeteries and crematoria. Results of the user satisfaction levels from 10 consultation exercises will contribute to the services performance indicators and will be widely published. More
    Opened 1 January 2014

  • Budget Consultation for Adult Social Care

    Birmingham City Council is facing a big challenge, over seven years we have to cut the budget by half. We have never faced such big cuts to government funding before. In the past we have made lots of changes to improve our services and get better value for money. But because of the size of the savings we will have to make really big changes to what we do. These changes will have an impact on everyone in the city. Over the summer we met with citizens and staff to discuss our ideas, we called... More
    Opened 2 January 2014

  • "Give me something to believe in" Birmingham and Solihull Dementia Strategy 2013-16

    This strategy was developed on behalf of the clinical commissioning groups that cover Birmingham and Solihull, Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. It was based on a programme called ‘Connected Compassionate Communities’ that took place in the summer of 2012 in Birmingham and Solihull. This asked people with dementia, their families and carers, to share their experiences of services and tell us what they felt would meet their needs. The strategy... More
    Opened 6 January 2014

  • Birmingham Development Plan 2031 - Pre-submission Consultation

    The Birmingham Development Plan (BDP) will become part of the City's statutory planning framework guiding decisions on development and regeneration in the city until 2031. It will set out how and where new homes, jobs, services and infrastructure will be delivered and the type of places and environments that will be created. The Plan will cover the whole adminstrative area of the city. More
    Opened 6 January 2014

  • Local Accessibility Scheme on Lodge Road

    Birmingham City Council is working to deliver a Local Accessibility Scheme, linked to a completed housing development on Lodge Road. The aim of the scheme is to improve crossing facilities for pedestrians when accessing bus stops on Lodge Road and improving road safety for vulnerable road users. These are the improvements being consulted on: • Uncontrolled pedestrian refuge, • A new street lighting column, • Sign and markings and, • Resurfacing of an existing footway... More
    Opened 6 January 2014

  • A41 Soho Road Draft Framework

    The A41 Soho Road corridor is an important transport route connecting north west Birmingham to the City Centre. It contains Soho Road District Local Centre, the core employment areas of Middlemore and Park Road/ Gib Heath and Hockley Circus. The Draft A41 Framework provide guidance on development and regeneration in the A41 (Soho Road) corridor develops proposals for growth and expansion of the centre, as well as measures to enhance its public realm and support a healthy business... More
    Opened 6 January 2014

  • Greater Icknield Draft Masterplan

    The Greater Icknield Draft Masterplan provides guidance on development and regeneration in the Greater Icknield area located to the west of the City Centre. It provides more detailed guidance for the area building upon the proposed strategic housing allocation in the emerging Birmingham Development Plan. There are over 60 hectares of new development opportunities within the Greater Icknield area making it the largest brownfield housing led redevelopment proposal within Birmingham. With... More
    Opened 6 January 2014

  • Review of Bus Lane Regulations in Birmingham City Centre

    New Bus Lanes and Bus Only Roads were implemented in Birmingham city centre to support changes to bus services, the introduction of the City Centre Interchange and construction of the Midland Metro Tram Extension. The camera enforcement of Bus Lanes and Bus Only Roads in the city centre was introduced in July 2013 to improve the effectiveness of bus lanes thereby improving bus journey times and reliability for bus users. More
    Opened 20 January 2014

  • Improving Mental Health services for 0-25 year olds

    Have your say - Improving Children and Young Adult Community Mental Health Services across Birmingham Birmingham South Central Clinical Commissioning Group, (CCG), Birmingham CrossCity CCG, Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG and Birmingham City Council are working together to improve the Community Mental Health Services provided to children and young adults within the Birmingham area. From speaking to service users both present and past we are aware that the current services can be... More
    Opened 27 January 2014

  • Proposed Changes to Assisted Conception Policy (IVF)

    When people living in Birmingham, Solihull, and the Black Country have problems with fertility, their local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) fund infertility treatment services (such as IVF) to help women become pregnant. At present, each CCG has their own policy on infertility treatment and this means services vary according to where people live. Six CCGs across Birmingham, Solihull and Black Country wish to provide services that are consistent across the area, and are equally... More
    Opened 27 January 2014

  • Tell us what you think of our events

    Birmingham City Council organises a variety of high-quality, family-friendly events throughout the year. These include Birmingham's Christmas Markets, St George's Day Celebrations, Eid Mela, Armed Forces Day, Fireworks Spectacular and Christmas Parade. More
    Opened 29 January 2014

  • Birmingham Bulletin survey 2014

    The Birmingham Bulletin is Birmingham City Council’s monthly email newsletter, with what's happening in the city, which people can subscribe to receive here: www.birmingham.gov.uk/bulletin The Bulletin includes what's on information, city news and the chance to win tickets for events, concerts and exhibitions. We are looking for feedback from subscribers to help us improve the product and help us shape content for future editions. All comments will remain anonymous in... More
    Opened 29 January 2014

  • Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Forum

    An application has been made to us to designate a new Neighbourhood Forum which will bring together residents, businesses and local Councillors to make plans for the Jewellery Quarter in the City Centre. The application sets out the reasons for setting up the new organisation, its area of responsibility and its constitution. The proposed Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Planning Forum is being set up in order to carry out the community’s aspiration to prepare a Neighbourhood Development... More
    Opened 30 January 2014

  • Healthy Lifestyle Services Review

    Outline Birmingham City Council would like your views on our lifestyle services, which includes: a. Stop Smoking services b. NHS Health Checks c. Healthy Eating/Weight Management d. Physical Activity e. Health Trainers The focus of this engagement exercise is to enable you to outline what works well and how we could improve our services in the future. We are just beginning a full review and your comments will help us decide how to improve things. Regardless if you have or... More
    Opened 4 February 2014

  • Proposed Walking and Cycling Route alongside Small Heath Highway

    The City Council was successful in securing a Cycle City Ambition Grant from the Department of Transport worth £17million. The bid was developed focused on the city centre and a surrounding cycle commuter catchment area of 20 minutes cycling time from the ring road, to optimise potential modal shift. The CCAG programme consists of fifty work packages under the themes of Main Corridors, Parallel Routes, City Centre, Green Routes, Canal Works, Local Links and Supporting Measures. Birmingham... More
    Opened 14 February 2014

  • Sexual Entertainment Venue Policy 2014 Consultation

    The survey is intended to ascertain your thoughts and opinions on the proposed amendments to Birmingham City Council's Sexual Entertainment Venue Policy. More
    Opened 14 February 2014

  • Wider Botanical Gardens Area Framework

    The area bounded by Westbourne Road, Richmond Hill Road, Farquhar Road and the cross-city railway line (referred to as the “Wider Botanical Gardens Area”), is a unique area of Birmingham. The importance of both the historic and green environment is reflected in that the whole of the area falls within Edgbaston Conservation Area. Maintaining what is special about the area and tackling some of the current problems requires on-going investment. Meeting the demands of the 21 st century... More
    Opened 19 February 2014

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) - Bristol Road Safer Routes to Schools - Bournville School

    Following evaluation of the feedback from the initial consultation we have revised the proposals to include extra provision for cyclists as shown on the attached drawing CA-02102_S11_001 Rev B. A summary of the proposals is listed below: One way system on Griffins Brook Lane (immediately outside the school). Advisory contraflow cycle lane on part of Griffins Brook Lane. Footway widening on the school side of Griffins Brook Lane. Unsegregated shared use... More
    Opened 21 February 2014

  • Support Services Review User Survey

    As part of the Financial & Support Services 2014 we are keen to understand the how the support services are viewed by users. As we make changes in this financially constrained environment, this information will help us change and re-shape the services in user-friendly way. More
    Opened 26 February 2014

  • Birmingham Curzon HS2 - Masterplan for Growth

    The Birmingham Curzon HS2 covers 141ha of the City Centre extending across the Eastside and Digbeth quarters and the eastern fringe of the City Centre Core. It provides the framework and principles to guide development, regeneration and connectivity to ensure that the City can capitalise upon the arrival of the HS2 railway. The Masterplan presents the proposed HS2 railway as a once in a century opportunity to radically enhance the City’s national rail connectivity and accelerate its... More
    Opened 27 February 2014

  • Commissioning Assessment and Treatment and Forensic step down services for people with a learning disability in Birmingham

    Have your say on Specialist Healthcare Services for People with a Learning Disability in Birmingham. This is a consultation being carried out by the Joint Commissioning Team on behalf of the 3 CCGs. Over the last 12 months the Joint Commissioning Team and Birmingham Community Healthcare have been engaged in dialogue around the need to remodel services to deliver better outcomes for people with learning disabilities and provide better value for the public purse. This is being done to... More
    Opened 3 March 2014
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