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 […]

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 […]

Transport for West Midlands have delayed their planned changes to the 424 service until February 14th, on the grounds that there should be less traffic through Perry Barr during lockdown. They have made an additional change, and the route will not longer go as far as Star City. They plan to have notices at bus […]

Transport for West Midlands is proposing some changes to the 424 bus service, still affectionately known as the “Sadie bus”. The main change for Great Barr is that will be split into two routes to eliminate the existing routes tendency to double back on itself. A result of this is that the route that serves […]

Planning for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 seems to be completely being mishandled by Birmingham City Council. They continue to insist that they will proceed with the demolition of the Perry Barr flyover, near One Stop in Perry Barr, which will cause horrendous traffic problems in Great Barr. This is despite the fact that they […]