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  • Bromford Regeneration proposal

    Birmingham City Council wants to receive the views of local residents regarding a proposal to regenerate parts of the Bromford Housing estate (mainly land off Bromford Drive, B36). More
    Opened 19 November 2018

  • Dugdale Crescent public open space consultation

    Dear resident, Birmingham City Council wants to receive the views of local residents regarding a proposal for housing development on the Dugdale Crescent site. There is a growing older population in the city, and many older people are living in family homes which are too big for them. This piece of land could help provide homes for elderly people and those people that might want to downsize from larger homes. We believe that this will complement the local community and... More
    Opened 20 November 2018

  • Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Emissions Standards and Age Policy

    As part of our preparations for a Clean Air Zone, we have already put in place a licensing policy to ensure that taxi and private hire vehicles licensed by Birmingham will meet the minimum emission standards required by the Clean Air Zone. We must now consider what that policy will look like into the next decade in order to help drivers and vehicle owners make decisions about what type of vehicles they should buy. This consultation enables taxi and private hire drivers, owners and... More
    Opened 21 November 2018

  • School Organisation Al-Hijrah School [Formal]

    Al-Hijrah is a Voluntary Aided Islamic all through school for girls and boys aged 4 - 16 years. The school is situated in the Bordesley and Highgate ward of the Ladywood district of Birmingham. The Interim Executive Board (IEB) of Al-Hijrah is issuing the following proposal for formal consultation: Alter the Age Range from 4 - 16 years to become 4 - 11 years with effect from 1st September 2019. The admission number in reception will remain at 60. This proposal will... More
    Opened 22 November 2018

  • Birmingham Urban Centres Framework

    Please note the consultation on the draft Birmingham Urban Centres Framework has been extended until the 18 th March The network of over 70 Urban Centres and more than 100 parades, acts as a vital hub for activity in Birmingham, providing places for people to shop, socialise, live and work. They range in size, from Sutton Coldfield as the second largest after the City Centre, to smaller clusters in places like Kings Norton, Balsall Heath and Cotteridge. The full list of... More
    Opened 26 November 2018

  • Local Welfare Provision Consultation 2019

    Birmingham City Council is undertaking a consultation on a proposal to reduce the available budget for Local Welfare Provision payments from April 2019. The Council’s Benefit Service administers the Local Welfare Provision payments that enable the Council to provide financial support for vulnerable people in the city who find themselves in financial crisis. There are 2 types of payment made from this Provision: Crisis payments are made to citizens to meet their needs for... More
    Opened 1 December 2018

  • Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) Website

    Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) is developing a new safeguarding information website. We need your help in answering a short survey about the current website. We would like to gather responses from all users of the site, whether you use it as a professional (social worker, teacher, frontline worker etc), or as a parent or carer, or in any capacity. We are also looking for volunteers to get involved in further user research to help shape... More
    Opened 17 December 2018

  • Proposed Local Authority Admission Arrangements for September 2020/2021

    As Birmingham City Council is their admissions authority, Birmingham City Council is consulting on the proposed admissions arrangements and the proposed published admissions numbers for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in Birmingham for the 2020/2021. More
    Opened 17 December 2018

  • Bereavement Services Service User Questionnaire 2019 (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 2019

  • School Organisation: Wilkes Green Infant and Junior Amalgamation Final

    At the request of the Interim Executive Board of Wilkes Green Infant School and the Governing Body of Wilkes Green Junior School, Birmingham City Council, as the Local Authority for Birmingham, is consulting on a proposal to amalgamate Wilkes Green Infant School and Wilkes Green Junior School to create one all through primary school with effect from 1 st May 2019. In order to amalgamate the schools it is necessary to Discontinue Wilkes Green Infant School... More
    Opened 10 January 2019

  • Manor Farm Park Play Area Improvements

    Funding has been made available to develop a design for the improvement of the play area at Manor Farm Park. Designs have been drawn up in consultation with the Manor Farm Park Friend's Group and others. We hope to begin construction in Spring/Summer 2019. Please see below for the draft proposal for this project. More
    Opened 14 January 2019

  • School Road experimental closure

    To improve road safety on School Road in Moseley, particularly for children walking to school, we are planning an experimental (temporary) closure of School Road between Cotton Lane and Greenhill Road. Background School Road in Moseley is used by many drivers to bypass both Kings Heath and Moseley local centres. This means the road gets very busy, particularly during rush hour and school run times, with vehicles often attempting to pass each other at narrow sections of the road. The... More
    Opened 14 January 2019

  • Withy Hill Park Revised Improvement Scheme

    Following the previous consultation carried out last year, we have had revised the proposals for Withy Hill Park Improvement scheme. This is in line with the comments received at the public consultation last March. Proposal includes installation of 7 pieces of timber trim trail and to be located adjacent to the existing play area. Please see attached layout plan for further information. The funding has been made available from Sutton Coldfield Town Council to... More
    Opened 21 January 2019

  • Birmingham Bus Survey

    Buses are an important part of our transport network. They can help to reduce congestion and improve air quality. Across the West Midlands, people using buses are generally satisfied with services, but overall people are making fewer bus journeys every year. We want to find out what could be done to encourage people to make more journeys by bus. This survey is for everyone who travels in Birmingham, whether you currently use buses or not. More
    Opened 24 January 2019

  • Development Management in Birmingham

    The Development Management in Birmingham document (DMB) will provide detailed policies to help determine planning applications and development decisions across the City. From 4 February 2019, the City Council is inviting comments on the DMB Preferred Options as part of a formal public consultation. The DMB will provide detailed non-strategic policies to support the delivery of the adopted Birmingham Development Plan. The DMB will replace the remaining Saved 2005... More
    Opened 4 February 2019

  • Empty Property Strategy 2019-24

    Like most major cities in Britain Birmingham is faced with an acute and ongoing housing shortage. This gives rise to increased homelessness and housing affordability problems for many people. Empty properties seriously affect the lives of people in the vicinity and have an adverse impact, driving down values around the problematic property. They attract vandalism and anti-social behaviour and are an unnecessary drain on public services. Though... More
    Opened 4 February 2019

  • Quinton Road Parking

    Reducing bus delays by changing on street parking We are committed to improving the bus network in Birmingham, helping to make bus travel more attractive by reducing journey times, improving reliability and making bus travel safer. More people travelling by bus means less congestion and better air quality for everybody. Quinton Road is part of an important and high frequency bus route to the QE Hospital, University of Birmingham and Birmingham city centre, carrying over 6,000... More
    Opened 5 February 2019

  • Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board - Domestic Abuse and Children Living in Violent Households

    Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) are currently undertaking an audit on Domestic Violence and Children Living in Violent Households More
    Opened 7 February 2019

  • Residential Development of Land East of Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr

    Birmingham City Council is preparing an outline planning application for the redevelopment of land east of Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, after the Commonwealth Games. During the Games this land will provide for the non-residential elements of the Athletes' Village. The proposal is for the creation of a high quality, residential neighbourhood of 400 - 500 new homes and associated public open space and a new secondary school and sixth form for 1,260 pupils. A mix of three, four and five-bed... More
    Opened 11 February 2019

  • CLEAN AIR STRATEGY CONSULTATION

    Birmingham City Council believes that every person who lives and works in Birmingham has the right to clean air and that visitors to our city should also benefit from this clean air. But poor air quality in the city is contributing to hundreds of early, preventable deaths and making many existing health conditions worse. Poor air quality disproportionately affects the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities, including children. Furthermore, we have to recognise that many air... More
    Opened 13 February 2019

  • Trojan Energy electric vehicle charge point survey

    The uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is crucial for the UK to tackle the issue of air pollution in cities and to help meet national and international climate targets. Electric vehicle ownership in the UK is increasing, however a major barrier to widespread uptake is the current lack of on-street charge points. At present, 8 million vehicle owners in the UK do not have a driveway or garage and therefore cannot charge a vehicle at home. The government recognises this issue, particularly... More
    Opened 14 February 2019

  • Edgbaston Reservoir - Pathway Improvement Works

    Edgbaston Reservoir sits within a designated 70-acre Local Nature Reserve surrounded by well established woodland and grassland areas. It is a popular destination for visitors participating in a wide varierty of outdoor activities centred on or around the water and is home to the Midland Sailing Club, Birmingham Rowing Club, the University of Birmingham Boat Club and Birmingahm TS Vernon Sea Cadets. Built in 1827 by Thomas Telford to serve as canal feeder to the Birmingham Canal... More
    Opened 15 February 2019

  • Travel assistance policy for 0-25 year olds in education

    Birmingham’s Travel Assist Service provides a variety of transport options to over 4,250 children every day, with an additional 1,600 receiving bus passes, and has an overall budget of £18.4m for 2018/19. Since 2016 the service has been the subject of a comprehensive review and considerable changes have been made during that time, however there are continuing issues with the delivery of such a large scale transportation operation, which can impact on the service that... More
    Opened 15 February 2019

  • School Organisation: St Mary's CE (B29) Final

    PROPOSAL OF THE GOVERNING BODY St Mary’s CE Primary School is a two form entry voluntary controlled school in the Weoley & Selly Oak ward within the Selly Oak district of the City. The Governing Body of the school are consulting on proposals to change the status of the school from voluntary controlled(VC) to voluntary aided (VA). The Governing Body are issuing the proposals to enable them to have more flexibility when making decisions on areas of the... More
    Opened 28 February 2019

  • School Organisation Skilts School

    Proposal to Make Changes to Skilts School Skilts School is a Birmingham community special school located outside the City boundary in Redditch, Worcestershire. The School can currently offer up to 81 places for pupils aged 4 - 11 years who have a statement of need or an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) for Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Twelve of these places can accommodate children who have a statement of need or an EHCP for a residential school place.... More
    Opened 28 February 2019

  • Vulnerable Adults Housing and Well-Being Support – Consultation Questionnaire

    The vision for Adult Social Care is for people to live healthy happy independent lives within their communities. Access to a supply of good quality, affordable housing and support options are key to the delivery of that vision. It is important that vulnerable adults have access to safe, secure, quality affordable housing and support at the moment when it is needed. A vulnerable adult in this instance could be anyone who finds themselves homeless or in a precarious housing situation... More
    Opened 5 March 2019

  • Birmingham Transport Summit evaluation

    This is the evaluation form for The Birmingham Transport Summit, held on Thursday 7 March 2019. Please only complete if you attended the Summit. More
    Opened 7 March 2019

  • St Marks Area, Ladywood Proposed Traffic Regulation Order

    Birmingham City Council plans to deliver parking controls in St Marks area of Ladywood to better manage parking within the area. This will involve the introduction of a number of Traffic Regulations Orders (TROs) details of which are as follows; To introduce lengths of No Waiting restrictions, Resident Permit Parking bays, Shared Resident and Business Permit Parking bays, Limited Waiting bays and Blue Badge Holder Parking bays on roads in the St Marks area of Ladywood... More
    Opened 13 March 2019

  • School Organisation The Pines Special School

    Birmingham City Council, as the Local Authority for Birmingham is proposing to make the following changes to The Pines Special School, a foundation special school for pupils with a Statement of Educational Need or Education and Health Care Plan for Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC): Increase in the number of pupil places that the school can offer from 190 to 230 with effect from 1 st September 2019. The school can currently offer up to 190 places for pupils with a... More
    Opened 14 March 2019

  • School Organisation Revocation: Turves Green Boys School

    Turves Green Boys' School is a community school for boys aged 11 - 16 years. The school is located in Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham B31 4BS (Longbridge and West Heath Ward and Northfield Constituency). This revocation proposal by Birmingham City Council is to consult on formally cancelling the addition of Sixth Form provision to Turves Green Boys' School. The original Sixth Form proposal: In 2014 Birmingham City Council, in collaboration with Turves Green Boys' School,... More
    Opened 14 March 2019
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