Planning application for demolition and rebuild of Moneywise building

Planning application has gone in for the demolition of 120-126 Alcester Road - this is the former Moneywise building, next to the Prince of Wales pub.

The new building will contain a retail unit, 32 two bedroom units and 18 one bedroom units, plus underground car parking.

It is designed by Glenn Howells who is a top national architect - I think he designed Beecham Tower in the city centre - Beecham Tower is the one that has been described as a giant shower curtain.

Plans are on online at http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=67548&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=12189

Search for S/07586/06/cac
Click on 'related documents' for scanned in plans

Moseley Street Wardens report back, week ending – 15th December 2006.

Below are details of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 15th December 2006.

Moseley Street Wardens are funded by public money granted by the Ward Committee, which consists of the three local Councillors. Moseley Community Development Trust manage the Wardens.

There are two Wardens who focus geographically on Moseley


PROBLEMS/MATTERS
Monday December 11th
Patrolled village y
Drain blocked outside 62 Park Hill - reported to Highways
Drain blocked on Oxford Rd opposite Ford Motor Dealer next to bin - reported to Highways
Spoke to resident on Park Hill regards flytipping outside his home - Left comment card with number
Graffiti on street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Hatch on lamppost 14 Alcester Rd open - reported to Street Lighting

Tuesday 12th December
Patrolled village
Update notice boards
Garden waste @ side of 30 Wake Green Rd. Some collected but a huge amount was put out. - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti on street furniture - reported to Heartlands

Wednesday 13th December
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 6
Graffiti on street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Graffiti on fence opposite Ford Motor Dealers on Oxford Rd (next to bin) -reported to Laurence Turner
Graffiti on side wall of City Clipper hairdressrs on School Rd - reported to Heartlands
Bits of graffiti still on pillars of Cambridge Rd Methodist church - reported to Laurence Turner
Cupboard unit plinth outside 25 Cambridge Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti on side wall of 67 Cambridge Rd - reported to Heartlands
Graffiti still on walls / boards of Mills newsagents on Billesley Lane - reported to Laurence Turner
Bags of coathangers outside 31 Prospect Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Drains blocked opposite 23 School Rd (next to rails) - reported to Highways
Graffiti on Moseley Primary school gate (opposite 35 Oxford Rd) - reported to Heartlands
2 Bin liners outside 212 Alcester Rd (reported before) - reported to Contact Birmingham
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 4
Graffiti street furniture -reported to Heartlands
Blocked drain opposite 40 Sandhurst Rd -reported to Highways

Thursday 14th December
Patrolled village
Bin bags outside xxx Anderton Pk Rd -reported to Beth Peters -ID passed on to Beth Peters
Bin bags outside xxx Anderton Pk Rd -reported to Beth Peters - ID passed on to Beth Peters
Boxes outside 9 Queenswood Rd -reported to Contact Birmingham
Plastic bag outside 23 Merton Rd -reported to Contact Birmingham
Clothes outside 51 Mayfield Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti on wall of 32 Mayfield Rd - reported to Laurence Turner
Rear of china Garden is heavily overloaded skip w/ food waste etc which has been there for two weeks. reported to Beth Peters
Post Box B13 218 graffiti'd on Anderton park Rd - reported to Royal Mail
Vehicle, no tax @ xxx Anderton park Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bag of builders sand opp. 7 Woodstock Rd - reported to Highways
Leaflet homes on Woodstock Rd re: advancement
Speak with Wake green Chiropractors re: trade waste

Friday 15th December
Patrolled village

Crime & ASBO
Monday December 11th
Police caravan on village green

Fire
Thursday 14th December
HFSC Sutherland Drive !0.00 a.m. y

Community / other
Monday 11th December
CDT Staff Christmas Dinner

Tuesday 12th December
Compile imformation / warden supporters list from Community Safety Survey

Friday 15th December
Litter Survey y
Compiled litter survey results y

Comparison of the costs of running Moseley Road baths and Sparkhill baths

One of the issues that has been raised during the Conservation Appraisal of Moseley Road baths is the cost of running the building.

I have today received the figures for running Moseley Road baths and Sparkhill Baths. This gives us a chance to compare how the running costs of Moseley Road baths compares to another pool. Please not that I have calculated the figures for Moseley Road baths with two pools operating. Sparkhill Pool also has a fitness gym which generates £9,536 of income.

The figures are as follows:

Outgoings:
Moseley Road baths Employees (if two pools are operating) - £264,454
Sparkhill baths Employees (two pools + gym) - £384,657

Maintenance of Moseley Road baths building – £42,215
Maintenance of Sparkhill baths building – £13,658

Energy (electricity and gas) Moseley Road baths - £36, 963
Energy (electricity and gas) Sparkhill baths - £62,349

Rates, Moseley Road baths – £11,585
Rates, Sparkhill baths – £21,650

Water, Moseley Road baths – £16,762
Water, Sparkhill baths – £15,958

Misc, Moseley Road baths - £1497
Misc, Sparkhill baths - £3,768

Transport allowance, Moseley Road baths - £340
Transport allowance, Sparkhill baths - £306

Supplies and service (chemicals, materials, office supplies), Moseley Road baths – £13,161
Supplies and service (chemicals, materials, office supplies), Sparkhill baths – £29,334

Asset rentals, Moseley Road baths - £17,404
Asset rentals, Sparkhill baths - £ 157,789

Total outgoings (if two pool is operating) - £404, 381


Income
Sales on the door (if two pools are operating) for Moseley Road baths - £132,364
Sales on the door for Sparkhill baths - £254,956


Outgoings for Moseley Road baths (if two pools are operating) = £272,017 - this is how much the pool is subsidized by the City

Outgoings for Sparkhill Pool = £435,109 - this is how much the pool is subsidized by the City

Moseley Street Wardens report back, week ending - 8th December 2006

Below are details of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 8th December 2006. Must admit it’s very impressive.

Monday 4th December
Patrolled village
Remove fly posters from village area
Traffic light 7 need re-positioning to face traffic reported to Street Lighting
Traffic light 12 red light needs replacement reported to Street Lighting
Patrolled village

Tuesday 5th December
Patrolled village
Patrolled route 5
Car battery by litter bin @ entrance to car park, Alcester Rd reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti street furniture, reported to Heartlands
Tidy recycling area
Lamppost 26 Alcester Rd dayburning - reported to Street Lighting
Patrolled village
Patrolled route 2
75 alcester Rd still empty - reported to Empty Properties Officer
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Plastic / wire mesh on pavement @ 15 Chantry Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti removal form to 15 Chantry Rd
Lit bollard missing @ 137 Salisbury Rd - reported to Street Lighting
Picture frame @ tree base 97 Edgbaston Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham

Wednesday 6th December
Patrolled village
Cleaned up around re-cycle bin on car park
Bin liners / carpet outside 87 Church Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Permission form signed for Moseley All Services Club, Church Rd - Sent to Laurence Turner 8/12/06
Possible drain blockage outside 108 Church Rd - always floods with heavy rain - reported to Highways
Car battery / vacumn cleaner on Moseley car park next to can bank reported to Mike Evans
Bin liners outside 212 Alcester Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Wooden pallet / plastic sheeting next to 19 Tudor Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bin liner outside 53 Leighton Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Beat sweeper required on Tudor Road and Farquhar Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Lamposts 4 and 9 Dyott Rd dayburning - reported to Street Lighting
Patrolled village
Patrolled route 1
Took photos of graffiti on walls of Epic Skatepark
Left graffiti removal permission form at skate park on Trafalgar Rd
Street bin still insecure next to 2 Trafalgar Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti street furniture -reported to Heartlands
Graffiti on wall / gate next to 2 Trafalgar Rd -reported to Laurence Turner
Graffiti on wall / fence opposite 1-7 Fenter Close - reported to Laurence Turner
Door at junction of Louise Lorne Rd / Mount Close - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti on wall / skirting of garage alongside 68 Sovereign Way - reported to Laurence Turner
Bin liner outside 125 Trafalgar Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham

Thursday 7th December
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Lamppost 20 Billesley lane dayburning - reported to Street Lighting

Friday 8th December
Patrolled village
Patrolled route 1
Skip @ rear China Garden - reported to Beth Peters
Mattress / Sofa on front 51 Wake Green Rd - reported to Beth Peters
Car, no tax @ jct. xxx Rd / xxx Rd -reported to Contact Birmingham
Skip @ 5 Newport Rd full - reported to Highways
Car, no tax @ xxx Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Advanced black bags @ 51/55 Kingswood - reported to Beth Peters
Lino @ 5 Sandford Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
5 black bags @ jct. Chantry Rd / Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Patrolled route 1 Alt
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Graffiti on phone box - reported to BT
Veg oil can outside 12 Cadbury Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
2 bags cement outside 99 Anderton Park Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Paint can jtn Coppice Rd / Oakland Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Fridge freezer / furniture / bin liners outside 70 Church Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bag of plaster outside 68 Church rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bin liner outside 70 Church Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bag outside 66 Church rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Veg oil can / toilet seat next to 3 Queenswood Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bin liner / bags outside 5 Woodhurst Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Fridge / window blinds next to 34 Woodstock Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bin liner outside xxxx Woodstock Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham - ID found Ref; Beth Peters
Bin liner outside 64 Kingswood Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Car wheel next to 1 St Albans Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Cable box open at jtn Sandford Rd / Church Rd - reported to TeleWest

Crime & ASBO
Monday 4th December
Beggar at Somerfield - reported to Police

Wednesday 6th December
xxxxxxxxx begging outside Sainsbury - reported to Police

Friday 8th December
Graffiti on phonebox jct. Belle Walk / Yardley Wood Rd - reported to BT

Fire
Monday 4th December
HFSC 10:00 Admiral Place
HFSC 11:00 King Edward rd

Thursday 7th December
HFSC 11.00 Blenheim Rd

Community / other
Monday 4th December
Meeting with Andy Tipper

Thursday 7th December
Contacted Fire Service (Rob Davies) regards more smoke alarms
Office duties / progress reports / action plan

Moseley Street Wardens report back week ending - 1st December 2006

Below are detail of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 1st December 2006. Must admit it’s very impressive.

Monday 27 November
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 4
Car battery @ entrance to car park, Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
2 bags tiles @ Jct. Tudor / Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Lamppost 3 Sandhurst Rd not working - reported to Street Lighting
Lamppost 31Alcester Rd day burning - reported to Street Lighting
Lots of rubbish on Woodnorton Drive. ID recovered - reported toHousing
Black bag @ xxx Alcester Rd. ID recovered - reported to Martin Holloway (environmental warden)

Tuesday 28 November
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 2
TV / bags adj. 1 Caroline Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Pram opp. 1a Augusta Rd East - reported to Contact Birmingham
Pile cardboard opp. 2 Tindal St - reported to Contact Birmingham
TV / bags adj. 1 Caroline Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Rubbish on frontage Gregg Court, Park Rd - reported to Martin Holloway
Pile of boxes/ bucket on Edgbaston Rd between Mary St/Strensham Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Builders sand in road @ xxx Augusta Rd East from 22 Nov - - reported to Highways
Cupboard unit @ 9-11 Park Hill (Alexandra Court) - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bin liner @ xxx park Hill. ID recovered - reported toMartin Holloway
Bed/mattress on frontage of xxx Park Hill - reported to Martin Holloway
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 1
T/V outside 59 Trafalgar Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Graffiti on wall opposite 1 Fenter Close and on fence next to 7 Fenter Close - reported to Laurence Turner
Sandbag / bags outside xxx Newport Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Spoke to resident on St Albans Road regards leaving table out for bin men - Advise him to contact council
Cushions outside 9 Church Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Tree unsteady @ 64 Kingswood Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Mattress / stereo / car tyre opp. 20 St.Albans Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Cupboard unit @ 76 St.Albans rd - reported to Contact Birmingham

Wednesday 29 November
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 5
Graffiti on street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Grit bin overturned outside 50 Cotton Lane - reported to Highways
Car tyre next to 32 Grove Avenue - reported to Contact Birmingham
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 6
Walk about with Martin Holloway
Graffiti on street furniture - - reported to Heartlands
Graffiti on side wall of 23 Oxford Rd - reported to Left note with disclaimer to be signed

Thursday 30th November
Speak with council regards garden refuse bags for Stanley Place
Patrolled Route 1
Patrolled village
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Headboard / timber adj. 31 Belle Walk - reported to Contact Birmingham
Beat sweeper required on land opp. 46 Belle Walk - reported to Contact Birmingham
Timber / box @ 37 Yardley Wood Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
2 bags rubble @ 18 Cadbury rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Paint can @ 36 Woodstock Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Timber @ 32 Woodstock Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Mattress/cupboard/TV/bags @ 8-10 Woodstock Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Box @ 13 Church Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Cushion @ 34 Church rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bags @ 46 Anderton Park Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Boxes @ 99 Anderton Park Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Hole in road by drain @ jct. Forest Rd / Anderton Park Rd - reported to Highways
Graffiti on wall and gate of 61 Anderton Pk Rd - Left note with disclaimer to be signed
Wooden pallet outside 9 Oaklands Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Patrolled village
Patrolled Route 3
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Missed collection on Reddings / Moorcroft and Russell Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Skip full @ xxx Moorcroft Rd – reported to Highways
Dead squirrel @ 76 Reddings Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham

Friday 1st December
Patrol village
2 black bags @ Subway, Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Remove graffiti in Village area.
Patrol Route 4
Graffiti street furniture - - reported to Heartlands
Binliners @ jct. Tudor rd and Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Compile and email graffiti list / reports

Crime & ASBO
Monday 27 November
Observe gang of schoolkids acting suspiciously - reported to Police

Tuesday 28 November
Took photos of new graffiti tags / fumes - reported to Police

Wednesday 29 November
Received call from Oulsnams Estate Agent regards drinkers outside shop - reported to Police Received further call saying drinkers had moved on

Friday 1st December
Remonstrate with moped driver riding on pavement. KM has seen this individual do this before. When challenged he claims to be a Police Officer then enters the pub. Take registration. - reported to Police
Witness white van driver scrape Mercedes. Watch and ensure he leaves registration.
Two drinkers at Select and Save - reported to Police

Fire
Monday 27 November
HFSC 10.30 Trafalgar Road

Community / other
Saturday 25 November
Farmers Market

Sunday 26 November
Car park clean up

Friday 1st December
Altercation with Scottish pensioner, demanding our "passes" and promising to get us sacked for searching bin liners.
Update notice boards

Hall Green constitunecy outstanding graffiti jobs - 22 Nov 2006

Hall Green Constituency (comprising of the following Wards: Sparkbrook;Springfield, Hall Green; Moseley and Kings Heath) have a team dedicated toremoving graffiti and flyposters. Moseley and Kings Heath Ward have anaditional Ward based team employed by Heartlands RSO.Below is a list of outstanding graffiti job as of 22nd Nov 2006 - next toeach job is the name of the person who reported the graffiti

HALL GREEN JOBS OUTSTANDING

PLEASE WORK THROUGH IN DATE RECEIVED ORDER

Correspondence rec'd 17.10.06
Cllr D Khan DK01198 - graf Abbotsford Rd *(access problems - 25.10.06)
Cllr Evans - graf - St Pauls School (reminder rec'd 16.11.06)Correspondence rec'd 3.11.06
Email off Martin Holloway -Graffiti - Kings Heath - (some jobs completed7.11.06)

Correspondence rec'd 6.11.06
Cllr Evans - graf Brighton Rd
Cllr Evans - Belvedere Gardens (garages)
Cllr Evans - Church, Springfield Rd - job 1 (Church) done, job 2 (name plateo/s)

Correspondence rec'd 7.11.06
Cllr Evans - graf r/o Kharachi restaurant
Cllr Choudhry - graf Woodlands/SpringfieldCorrespondence rec'd 8.11.06
Cllr Choudhry - TC5639 - graf Reform Church, S'Ford Rd
Cllr Choudhry - TC5640 - graf c'box Greenstead Rd
Cllr Choudhry - TC5642 - graf - 551 S'Ford Rd
Cllr Evans - graf TDCA Centre, Formans Rd
Cllr Evans - graf - MEB substation, Reddings Lane
Cllr Choudhry - graf 27 Heythorp Grove
Cllr Evans - 105 Formans Rd
Cllr Evans - graf c'box opp. 39 Formans Rd

Correspondence rec'd 9.11.06
Cllr Evans - graf opp 3 Palmerstone Rd
Cllr Evans - graf Sovereign Estates, Walford Rd
Cllr Evans - posters - hoardings Court/S'Ford (reminder sent 16.11.06)
Cllr Evans - graf The Firkin, King Edward/AlcesterCorrespondence rec'd 10.11.06
Cllr Mullaney MU01389
Cllr Evans - posters hoardings Ladypool/Studley St

Correspondence rec'd 13.10.06
Graf - Burkes Stores, S'Ford Rd
Graf - wall in Brighton Rd
Posters - traffic boxes Anderton Park Rd
Graf - grit bin and cable box Greenstead Rd
Cllr Choudhry TC5655 - graf s/o 20 Grove Rd
Cllr C TC5656 - paint spill o/s 102 St. Johns Rd
Cllr C TC5679 - graf c'box Old Grange Rd
Cllr C TC5680 - graf PO box Passey/Springfield

Correspondence rec'd 14.11.06
Email off Rob Foster
Email off Cllr Evans re graf Brighton Rd
Email Cllr Evans - graf College Stores, Springfield Rd

Correspondence rec'd 15.11.06
Cllr Evans - poster box j/o Taunton/L'Pool Rd
Cllr Evans - 2 jobs in Ombersley Rd

Correspondence rec'd 16.11.06
Cllr Evans - Graf on wall opp. 80 Fulham Rd
Cllr Evans - posters recycle bin o/s Aldis, S'Ford Rd
Cllr Choudhry TC5724 - graf bandstand Sparkhill Park

Correspondence rec'd from Cllr Evans 17.11.06
Posters and graf Ladypool/StudleyGraf - end house, Mary St.
Graf - Prospect Place
Graf - grit bin Mackenzie Rd
Graf - 80 Mary Street
Graf - CSR International, Moseley Rd

Correspondence rec'd 20.11.06
Cllr D Khan DK01253 - graf pub Long St.
Fax of Husnara Begum - list of jobs.Correspondence rec'd 21.11.06Fax off
Husnara Begum - list of jobs.Correspondence rec'd 22.11.06
Cllr Evans - Graf on Small Heath bridge

2 new Street Advisors are due to start in north Moseley next Monday.

These new street advisors will be targeted at the following roads and the roads immediately off them: Trafalgar Road and Kingswood Road.

The objective of the street advisors will be to identify residents who are out of work and to guide them towards jobs or further education. The advisors will also be able to give advice on other Council services to residents.

Trafalgar Road and Kingswood Road have been identifed as two areas having the fewest number of residents in employment. At the north end of Trafalgar Road only 39% of the residents are in employment. In Kingswood Road only 32% of the residents are employed. As a comparison, Grange Road in Kings Heath 66% of the residents are employed.

Both Trafalgar Road and Kingswood Road have different characteristics. Trafalgar Road is predomently white with a large Afro-Carrabean community (25%). The properties are predominetly owned by Housing Associations. Kingswood Road is predominently Pakistani (mainly Chachi Pantans from the Attock district of the North West Frontier province in Pakistan) and mainly owner-occupiers

Street Advisors have existed in Birmingham since January 2006 - there are 6 advisors who cover Springfield, Sparkbrook and Small Heath. Within 6 months of starting, each advisor had helped 50 unemployed residents either find permanent jobs or get into further education courses for training.

The Street Advisors also have a fund to create training courses for local residents in these particular roads. One of the street advisors is able to speak Henko, which is the dialect mainly spoken by the Chachi Pantan community. In the case of Kingswood Road there is a large proporation of women who look after family members (30%) and ways of assisting them will be explored.