Balsall Common Pub Granted Permission to Keep Fence and Outdoor Bar After Lengthy Dispute Friday, February 13, 2026 balsallcommon brickmakersarms solihull planning pub heritage landscaping beergarden outdoorbar community The Brickmakers Arms pub in Balsall Common will be allowed to keep its recently constructed outdoor bar, perimeter fence, and big screen following a contentious planning saga that divided local authorities. The dispute began … Read More
Plans Unveiled to Replace Smethwick’s Desi Pub with New Apartment Block Wednesday, February 11, 2026 smethwick development pub demolition residential flats planning covid19 parking regeneration Plans have been submitted to demolish the Desi 2 pub on Olbury Road in Smethwick and replace it with a new residential development consisting of 22 flats. The application, submitted by developer Redland Bay to Sandwell … Read More
‘Cramped’ HMO Conversion Rejected Over Crime Concerns in Wolverhampton Neighborhood Monday, February 9, 2026 hmo wolverhampton planning crime community housing spacestandards noise council heathtown The City of Wolverhampton Council has refused an application to convert a home on Woden Road into a six-bedroom house of multiple occupation (HMO), citing concerns that the change would exacerbate crime and community disorder … Read More
Walsall Council to Approve £1m Payment and 125-Year Lease for New £50m Free School on Reedswood Park Woodland Friday, February 6, 2026 walsall education woodland lease council school development environment funding planning Walsall Council is poised to approve a significant investment next week, granting a 125-year lease of 13.7 acres of Reedswood Park woodland for the construction of a new £50 million secondary free school. Alongside the lease … Read More
Council Rejects Proposal to Convert Home into Nursery Over Safety and Community Concerns Friday, February 6, 2026 nursery planning sandwell extensions parking residential safety noise housing traffic Sandwell Council has refused an application to convert a detached three-bedroom house in Bell End, Rowley Regis, into a nursery for up to ten children. The applicant, Omar Kazimi, had proposed significant alterations, … Read More
Campaigners Celebrate Community Victory as Six-Bed HMO Proposal Rejected Friday, February 6, 2026 handsworth hmo community campaign housing planning development objections residents victory A proposal to convert a family home on Onibury Road in Handsworth into a six-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) has been decisively rejected following widespread community opposition. The plan faced nearly 80 formal … Read More