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The West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner has launched a consultation to inform his Police and Crime Plan which is currently being developed. The link to the website below contains a link to the survey and additional information. Can you please consider participating and please circulate the information to others.
www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/police-and-crime-plan-consultation-2021/
Police and Crime Plan Consultation 2021 – West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner
www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk
Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has launched a major consultation as part of his Police and Crime Plan. The PCC wants to hear what people’s priorities are, what crimes they are most conce…Just a little reminder about the ‘Best Front Garden Competition’ there’s still time if you’d like to enter. We’d love to see your beautiful gardens. They will be judged by Borough Councillor Ken Hawkins on August 9th 😊
Dickens Heath Parish Council Acquire the 56 Space Tesco Car Park
Following the completion of their redevelopments in Dickens Heath, including Garden Square East, the developer Elegant Dickens Heath Village Ltd is winding up their ownership of certain property holdings in the village.
The Parish Council has acquired the freehold ownership of the 56 space surface car park off Gorcott Lane (the Tesco Car Park) from the present owners effective on 9th July 2021.
This safeguards the future of this large car park into public ownership by the Parish Council on behalf of the village community and will allow it to continue its important role in the village centre where parking facilities are of critical importance
The arrangement includes a schedule of remedial works to the car park area and a tidying up of the garden area to be carried out by the developer.
The car park will be renamed “Parish Council Car Park” and use will continue as at present subject to providing new signage and as a public body providing a new notice covering the Conditions of Use and the usual parking at owners’ risk notices.
The Parish Council will have no liability for any damage, theft or any claims made by any users of the car park but will be undertaking a review of the car park management arrangements to see if any improvements can be made.
The Parish Council freehold is legally conditioned to ensuring free access is maintained to the central Bin Waste Area together with the sub-station, fresh water pumping station and other Communal Service Facilities in the centre for both adjacent residents and servicing requirements at all times. Parking will therefore only be allowed in the designated bays and any obstruction to the central area will not be permitted.
The central service area is privately maintained and controlled by the overall Estate Manager, The Dickens Heath Management Company, office at 1 Main Street Dickens Heath. The Parish Council cannot deal with any issues arising from the use of those facilities or services and any maintenance aspects except where they may incur onto the car park area.
We can confirm the transfer of the car park comes at no cost to the Parish Council from Elegant Dickens Heath Village Ltd other than our own legal costs, new signage and the like and we are satisfied the parking area has very low ongoing maintenance costs that can be met from within Parish Council’s existing financial resources.
Elegant Homes gave the car park away as there was no profit to be had there for them . They only had the car park as it came as a job lot with the Chalice's beer garden which is now apartments and the old entrance to the car park which is now also apartments . Under DHPC ownership will parking remain free , and what will happen to cars that are not parked in a bay as you mention ?
Great news well done DHPC! This will ensure much needed public parking for the High St.
⚠ Temporary road closure ⚠
From 7:30am on Thursday 15 July – 6:30pm on Saturday 28 August, Birchy Leasowes Lane (full length from Dickens Heath Road to Tile House Lane) will be closed for gas mains replacement.
A diversion route will be signed via Dickens Heath Road and Tilehouse Lane.
Residents invited to comment on parliamentary constituency boundaries
Solihull Council is encouraging residents to comment on the proposed parliamentary constituency boundaries that have been proposed by the Boundary Commission for England (BCE), as part of an eight-week consultation.
The BCE is required to ensure that the number of electors in each constituency is more equal and in doing so, the number of constituencies in England will increase from 533 to 543. The Commission is undertaking an independent review and will present their final recommendations to Parliament by July 2023.
The West Midlands has been allocated 57 constituencies – a reduction of two from the current number. The proposals leave nine of the 59 existing constituencies wholly unchanged, and 12 unchanged except to realign constituency boundaries with new local government ward boundaries.
The two existing constituencies in the Borough of Solihull – Meriden and Solihull – both exceed the permitted electorate range. The BCE proposes to extend the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency to take in the Solihull borough wards of Castle Bromwich and Smith’s Wood. And to also move the existing Solihull constituency wards Elmdon and Silhill into the Meriden constituency. It is also proposed that Blythe ward, which is currently in the Meriden constituency, will be moved to the Solihull constituency.
These proposals relate only to the Parliamentary constituency boundaries. There are no plans for any changes to be made to the Borough Council boundaries and this process has no implications for the services provided by Solihull Council.
People can visit www.bcereviews.org.uk to view maps showing the proposed new boundaries and provide feedback before the consultation closes on 2 August 2021. Comments can be made on anything from where the proposed new boundary lines are, to the names of the constituencies.
There will be a further two rounds of consultation in 2022. Following the conclusion of all three consultation periods, the Commission will look at all the evidence received before forming its final recommendations.
www.bcereviews.org.uk
The Boundary Commission for England is the independent organisation responsible for reviewing Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England (see below for other parts of the UK).
Parish Council Meeting on July 6th 2021
The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Tuesday July 6th at 7.15pm, in person, in the library.
Legally we are no longer allowed to hold Parish Council meetings on Zoom, and so meetings will now be held in person in the Library. Due to current Covid restrictions, only 6 members of the public will be able to attend. If you would like to attend – please register prior to the meeting by contacting us on: 07772 469271 or emailing dickensheathpc@hotmail.com