Spring Hill landscape design
Feedback updated 22 Feb 2022
We asked
Following the November 2020 public consultation for the wider Dudley Road Scheme, Birmingham City Council have taken on board comments from members of the public and tried to include these with the revised design.
To facilitate the improvements to Spring Hill, Western Road and Barford Estate it is necessary to implement a comprehensive landscaping proposal through the corridor. The landscape proposal ties together the early phases of the Dudley Road Revised Main Scheme delivery and provide continuity and a sense of place through the corridor. The original Revised Main Scheme public consultation did not detail these plans therefore additional public engagement was required.
You said
Analysis of the responses provided indicates both strong support and disapproval of the revised proposals. The key themes of providing enhanced compensatory planting has been identified and retention of trees where reasonably practicable have been fed back into scheme designs.
We did
Some valuable comments have been received by the local stakeholders and residents. These comments have been incorporated in revisions to the scheme; making further minor improvements to help to alleviate the problems raised.
Overview
As part of the Dudley Road Transport Improvements (www.birmingham.gov.uk/dudleyrd) we are planning to make changes to areas of grass, trees and plants, and to create new green spaces. We would like to know what you think about our proposals for this planting work.
The transport improvements mean that some trees and plants need to be removed between Spring Hill Canal Bridge/Clissold Passage and the A4540 Middleway, to allow us to build the segregated cycle paths. We will keep as many of the existing trees as possible, but the tree root structures and soil depth mean that it is not possible to keep them all or to move and replant existing trees.
The landscape proposals are as follows:
- Creation of a new pedestrian space, including proposed shrub & tree beds, as well as cycle stands, seating benches and litter bins on the section of Northbrook Street between Dudley Road and Willow Gardens.
- Hedging, flowering lawn and a variety of trees is proposed at the boundary with St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School.
- A section of hedging, shrubs, grass and trees is proposed at the back of the footway on the north east corner of the junction of Western Road with Dudley Road,
- A mixture of ornamental shrub planting is proposed at the new canal access point on the south side of Spring Hill at Spring Hill bridge,
- On the north side of Spring Hill from Spring Hill bridge to George Street West, a number of existing trees need to be removed, and it is proposed that these will be replaced with a variety of trees, shrubs and an area of flowering lawn. It is anticipated that the new tree planting would take place in early 2022 before the removal of any existing trees to allow the new trees time to establish themselves.
- Between George Street West and Ellen Street on the north side of Spring Hill, and also on the south side of Spring Hill between Spring Hill Passage and Icknield Street (A4540 Middleway), a number of existing trees need to be removed and it is proposed that these will be replaced with a variety of trees and shrubs plus areas of new turf and flowering lawn.
- Shrub and tree planting is proposed adjacent to the existing footpath that connects Ellen Street with Hingeston Street. One tree will need to be removed, but this tree will be replaced.
Areas
- LADYWOOD
- North Edgbaston
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Audiences
- All residents
- Cyclists
- Motor Vehicle Drivers
- Pedestrians
- Local Residents
- Public Sector Bodies
- Businesses
- Faith groups
- Community groups
- Voluntary Organisations
- Staff
- Service user groups
- Newly arrived groups
Interests
- Health & Wellbeing
- Environment
- Transport (Including Walking)
- Travel
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