We are sad to report that developers are still circumventing their requirement to include at least 10% of affordable housing in new developments in Sandwell. The latest example is The Parade, off Hall Green Road in West Bromwich. Despite assurances that it would include affordable housing the developer is now citing viability as an excuse […]

We are pleased to see that the Post Office Horizon scandal is finally getting the attention it deserves from politicians. Ministers from all Parties were too naive and trusting of the lies they were being fed by the Post Office and Fujitsu. It is bosses there, not sub-postmasters running Post Office branches, or Posties, that […]

Property developer, Wain Estates want to build on the Peak House Farm site off Wilderness Lane.Ref: DC/23/68822 The 2020 proposal to build 1,000 houses on the site was not included in the DRaft Black Country Plan, and the site is still designated as unsuitable for housing by Sandwell Council.  However, they are trying again, this […]

Anesco have submitted another application to build a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the farmland off Chapel Lane. Ref: 23/1286You can view the application and comment via Walsall’s Planning Portal: Application Details Despite their previous application being refused by Walsall Council earlier this year, this application is 50% bigger. It claims the BESS needs […]

I did not think planning could get much worse.This Tory plan sounds like free reign for developers and restrictions on what local communities can ask for and Planning Officers can recommend to Councils.If any of you voted Conservative, is this really what you wanted?Developers in Sandwell sat on land with approval for development for decades.And […]

Former local Councillors and Sandwell Mayor, and local campaigners, call on West Midland Mayor and local MP to urge property developer to withdraw their outrageous submission for a development on protected land off Wilderness Lane Dear Mr Street and Ms Richards, We welcome your recent call for Sandwell Council to prioritize use of brownfield sites […]

A couple of the team observed Walsall’s Economy and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee, which included a report on the Sprint service along the A34. Transport for West Midlands are saying it will be 100% zero-emissions vehicles when it is introduced. They are also expecting to introduce a mixed fleet of double-deck and single-deck articulated […]

Sign the petition against these disastrous housing proposals. That piece of green space is important for Great Barr, Charlemont, and Newton. And a contribution to the modest amount of green space in the borough.