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A PROPOSED five-bedroomed home to house multiple residents near Dudley town centre has divided opinion in the community with people voicing strong objections and support for the plan. Members of Dudley Council’s Development Control Committee are being recommended to grant approval to an extension to a semi-detached home on The Parade to help convert it into a five-bedroom HMO. The application, put forward by a developer named as M Atwal, attracted opposition from West Midlands Police and neighbours due to fears of increased crime, parking issues, noise and loss of privacy. But oth...

• Vice-chair: Cllr Martin Pearcy (Green) Community Services & Licensing Committee • Vice-chair: Cllr Jonathan Edmunds (Green) Development Control Committee • Vice-chair: Cllr Trevor Hall (Lab) Environment Committee • Vice-chair: Cllr Robin Layfield (Lab) Housing Committee • Vice-chair: Cllr Chris Jockel (Green) Cllr Steve Robinson (Labour) was elected Council Chair, and Cllr Trevor Hall elected Vice Chair. Cllr Braun said: “Almost half of the councillors elected are new to the council and this an exciting opportunity to bring fresh ideas to the table over the...

The land next to 15 Culverhouse Drive is covered by a deed of dedication, securing the woodland for 99 years. Pic: Google Maps PLANS for three houses on a protected green space in Amblecote have caused outrage amongst residents. The proposed plans will see a popular dog walking spot on Culverhouse Drive that is an 'essential asset to the local community' lost to two four bed and one five bed houses. The land has already been targeted twice by the developer, Masterfreight, but both applications were withdrawn due to the loss of green space. A section of the land is regarded as a Pote...

Open letter to Cllr Ken Rhatigan Thank you for your email concerning the Planning Application for a warehouse on land at Oakdown Farm Dummer.  In the email you state that ‘employment opportunities need to be right if the application is moved forward’. You also talk about ‘detailed information’.  Have you had assurances regarding the employment numbers from the occupier? If not, who has provided these? What meetings have you had with the occupier during 2020? Were any or all of these meetings prior to the article published in the Gazette on April 5, when you recommended that th...

A public inquiry is set to be launched into plans for a controversial housing development in Runcorn. Proposals by Gleeson Homes to build 139 properties on the site of the Pavilions sports and social club on Sandy Lane were given the green light by council planning chiefs last October. The scheme had met fierce opposition from neighbours when they were first put forward in 2017, due to the loss of playing fields and the proximity of the Viridor energy-from-waste plant. It was a different industrial plant, an Inovyn Chlorvinyls site dealing with hazardous chemicals, that caused the Hea...