Road resurfacing - Wetherfield Road

Another section of highway to be resurfaced will be Wetherfield Road between Mayfield Road and Briarfield Road.

The work is scheduled to start during the week of the 19-23 May 2014. It is expected to take about five days and the crews will be working on site on weekdays between 8am and 6pm.

Amey will put signs on the road to confirm the precise start date.

There will be a road closure in place and access to properties will be restricted.

If you require access for medical/personal reasons, you can contact Amey on 0121 303 6644 (option 2), to discuss how access can be arranged. Pedestrian access will be maintained as well as access for emergency vehicles. That number can also be used for any other questions that you might have. 

During the works, it will not be possible to park on the road. Cars left will have to be removed and this may incur a cost to the registered keeper. 

Planning Applications to the 25 January 2014

A fair few that have landed over the past couple of weeks, with a bit of additional building planned for Station Road. Is that development getting too dense now, with 14 flats planned for the space?

2013/09452/PA - 32 Westfield Road, Acocks Green, B27 7TL
Erection of single story rear extension

2013/08949/PA - Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, Victoria Road, Acocks Green
Erection of one portable classroom building

2013/09316/PA - 10-12 Station Road, Acocks Green, B27 6DN
Application for a prior notification of proposed demolition of existing buildings

2014/00151/PA - 84 Wetherfield Road, Tyseley, B11 3HR
Erection of single storey forward and rear extensions and two storey side and rear extension

2014/00123/PA - 227 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, B27 6EX
Change of use from retail shop (A1) to single dwelling (C3)

2014/00263/PA - 40 Kilmorie Road, Acocks Green, B27 6AX
Erection of single storey rear/side extension

2014/00006/PA - 15-17 Station Road, Acocks Green, B27 6DH
Erection of a second floor extension to create 4 no.additional residential flats (14 in total), with roof garden and associated gates, railings and covered cycle store.

You can find the details by inputting the reference number into the Council online database here

If you have any comments, you can submit them online - feel free to pass your comments on to me.

Planning Applications to 6 October 2012

Again, no planning applications to note last week, but an interesting crop this week.. 

2012/06209/PA - 37 The Avenue
Erection of single storey rear extension

2012/06727/PA - 2, 4, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 34, 41, 49, 52, 61, 72, 88, 97, 99 and 101 Holcombe Road
2012/06726/PA - 320, 352 and 360 Olton Boulevard West
2012/06725/PA - 52, 54, 56, 60, 68, 70, 80, 82, 108, 114, 120, 122, 123, 124, 133, 134, 135, 144, 145, 147, 156, 161, 167 and 169 Sunningdale Road,
2012/06721/PA - 21, 22 and 28 Briarfield Road
2012/06720/PA - 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 57, 59, 63 and 67 Wetherfield Road,
2012/06724/PA - 24, 26 and 46 Onslow Road
2012/06722/PA - 16-18 Ferndene Road
2012/06723/PA - 8, 23 and 25 Fieldhead Road
Installation of external wall insulation on behalf of Birmingham City Council. 

This is excellent news for these residents. These properties don't have a cavity to be filled with insulation, so they leak heat, wasting their money. With this external wall insulation properly installed, they can expect to save £400 - £500 a year on their heating bills - an investment well worth making. Externally, the houses will look as though they have been covered with a sandy coloured render - it will just be deeper than you would normally expect. The residents will notice the difference rapidly - keeping the houses warmer in winter and cooler in summer. You can find out more information here.  

With the announcement of Carillion as our preferred provider for the Birmingham Energy Savers scheme, I hope we'll see more of this being done to insulate the older properties (typically pre-30s homes) around the ward. For those worried about the change in the street scene, it is also possible to internally insulate street-facing walls and externally insulate the remainder of the property. 

I'll be sure to invite them to a future ward committee meeting to discuss what they plan to offer, so watch this space. 

You can find the details by inputting the reference number into the Council online database here

If you have any comments, you can submit them online - feel free to pass your comments on to me.