West Midlands

A CGI of the housing development on Bilston Urban Village / City of Wolverhampton Council press release

Application submitted for Wolverhampton urban village

16.04.2018

Laura Edgar

city of wolverhampton council | Housing | urban vilage | West Midlands | wolverhampton

Developer Countryside Properties has submitted a planning application for enabling works at Bilston Urban Village.

Planning permission approved / iStock: 67562923

600 homes approved in Shropshire

05.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing | Shropshire | West Midlands

Shropshire Council’s North planning committee has approved a development comprising up to 600 homes on land north of Shrewsbury Road in Oswestry.

Play, planning and positivity – why the West Mids is feeling good

03.04.2018

Louise Brooke-Smith

The Midlands is 'bostin'', says Louise Brooke-Smith. And here's why she thinks that's the case.

Appeal: Space standards not enforced for Birmingham HMO conversion

28.03.2018

Matt Moody

Birmingham | HMO | living conditions | Policy & Politics | West Midlands

An inspector has approved plans to convert an Edgbaston HMO into flats that would fail to meet national space standards because of a ministerial statement ruling that they cannot be applied without a local...

Appeal: Javid blocks regeneration of UK’s largest former coal mine

21.03.2018

Matt Moody

Redevelopment plans for Daw Mill Colliery in Warwickshire to create 25,000 square metres of industrial space and a rail distribution depot have been blocked by communities secretary Sajid Javid, who cited...

Appeal: 189-bed student block allowed despite Coventry crime concerns

13.03.2018

Matt Moody

antisocial behaviour | Coventry | Demographics & Population Growth | student accommodation | West Midlands

An inspector has approved plans to replace an intermediate care centre in Coventry with a four-storey student accommodation block, dismissing council concerns over outlook from neighbouring buildings and...

Coventry train station / Shutterstock_421278970

£90m investment for Coventry developments

12.03.2018

Laura Edgar

Coventry | Economic Growth | Infrastructure - Transport | West Midlands | west midlands combined authority

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced that it will invest £90.4 million in two schemes in the centre of Coventry.

Appeal: 13-storey student accommodation block allowed in conservation area

28.02.2018

Matt Moody

Plans to replace a former cinema with a 13-storey block of purpose built student accommodation can go ahead after an inspector decided that it would have a positive impact on the surrounding conservation...

Appeal: Javid allows sports pitch housing in revisited decision

27.02.2018

Matt Moody

Sajid Javid has approved plans for 142 homes on playing pitches leased to the University of Chester, after his predecessor Greg Clark’s 2016 decision to refuse permission primarily on flood risk...

1,000 units to house Birmingham Commonwealth Games athletes / iStock-635991426

Birmingham to build 1,000 homes in Commonwealth Games village

15.02.2018

Laura Edgar

Birmingham City Council | Commonwealth Games 2022 | Housing | Leisure & Tourism | West Midlands

Birmingham City Council has announced plans to build around 1,000 homes to accommodate up to 6,500 competitors and officials for when it hosts the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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