Just an update into my trying to find out what’s happening to those four empty Grade II listed properties on Moseley Road. The above planning application for no.’s 106/Flynn House, 102 and 98 (‘…to replace an extant planning permission 2007/00830/PA in order to extend the time limit for implementation.’) has been approved ‘subject to conditions’ following the Birmingham City Council committee meeting where the application was discussed on 22nd July.
I’ve been told there are 17 conditions. I’ve tried to access these via Birmingham City Council’s Planning Online but whenever I click on related documents a server error appears. I’ve emailed Planning Online today requesting the list of conditions be emailed to me as the website doesn’t work.
I have still not heard back from local councillors Tahir Ali, Chauhdry Rashid and Yvonne Mosquito and Concept Development Solutions’ administrators BDO Stoy Hayward, who I emailed about this issue on 2nd August. I’ve re-emailed them today asking if they’re able to respond to my query and give some indication of when development is likely to start on the properties. I’ve sent this email to BDO’s Head of PR, as well as the generic info@bdo.co.uk address.
I’ve been unable to get a telephone number or email for Award Developments Ltd of Sparkhill, who own 94 Moseley Rd, which is boarded up with plywood. I’ll try sending them a good, old-fashioned letter.
I’ve updated my query on Help Me Investigate with my meagre progress.
Not sure what the Planning Notice means (would it not be helpful if it actually told you the nature of the proposal?). Passing these lovely old buidlings that deserve to be looked after, there is an air about them of being due for demolition or some other architectual catastrophy. They look sad, unloved and like ‘easy prey’. We seem to have a massive problem in this city of looking after or even recognsing our heritage, which leads me to fear the worst – very much hope I am wrong. Good work for investigating, it is a bit worrying that DiG seems to not be getting anywhere with this. How often are we hearing about transparency in governance etc, but when put to the test it is clearly not functioning, keep us posted…
Cheers Da Blade! Will hopefully be getting a bit of help with finding out more about this soon. More on that later….
Nicky.
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