Kings Heath public toilets update
Just an update on where we are with replacing Kings Heath public toilets with a superloo.
Planning permission to replace the present toilets was granted on the 24th January 2008 - it was a 2 year temporary permission. After two years, the superloo has to be moved off the market square to a new location across the road - this fits in with the creation of the new Market Square proposals.
The order has now gone into JC Decaux for the unit to be built and delivered. It will arrive at the end of July.
Graffiti Art Festival, Kings Heath Park, 15th,16th MarchA Graffiti Art Festival has been organised for Kings Heath Park on Saturday, Sunday 15th, 16th March - 12noon to 6pm.
The Festival is being jointly organised by Bishop Challoner School and In A City Arts, 21 York Road. The Festival is being funded from Community Chest Funds awarded by the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward Committee.
The Festival is part of a series of measures to move local teenagers from graffiti tagging, which upsets residents, to the legal form of graffiti art.
The tennis courts in Kings Heath Park will be filled with 75metres of 8foot high boards. The next door basketball court will have ramps for skateboarders and BMXers. There will also be food and music.
Professional graffiti artists will be on hand to show off their skills and advise younger teenage artists - young people who wish to participate will be able to come along through booking a place through the new ‘INACITY Arts’ Graffitti shop on York Road who will give them a time slot and will manage the Graffiti element of the day itself. Teenagers who are known to be taggers will not be allowed to use the paint facilites.
There will also be a marque in case of poor weather
If the event is a success, then funds will be made available for more during the Spring and Summer.
A full time managed legal graffiti zone at the rear of Kings Heath Baptist Church, Kings Heath High Street, is due to open mid-March
Proposed changes to traffic waiting restrictions in MoseleyThe proposed changes to waiting restrictions in Moseley centre can be seen at http://www.martinmullaney.co.uk/images-transport/moseley-tro.pdf - I would be interested in any last minute comments. It is proposed to advertise these changes next Wednesday.
Points to the note:
1) the time notices on the top right hand side of the drawing are not very clear. What they say is "No waiting Mon to Fri 7.30am to 9.30am, 4.30pm to 6.45pm", "No loading 7.30pm to 9.30pm, 4.30pm to 6.45pm", "Parking restricted to 1 hour, Mon to Fri 9.30am to 4.30pm"
2) this proposal will unify waiting restriction times and the days they occur across the centre of Moseley, which presently vary depending on what year the restriction was introduced.
3) Oxford Road will now have all day parking on one side - on the southside from St Marys Row to Ascot Road, on the northside from Ascot Road to School Road
4) Alcester Road will now have day time parking on the west side, south of the St Marys Row junction. It had been removed since there is a pinch point at the Tudor Road junction which caused tailbacks when two lorries tried to pass each other in opposite directions.
5) parking will now be allowed in front of O'Neil's pub on Alcester Road
6) there will now be all day parking on the northside of Woodbridge Road across the railway bridge.
weekly report back of Moseley Street Wardens - w/e 15th February
Below are details of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 14th February 2008
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
Comments
Monday 11th Feb
Patrolled village / Route 2
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Tuesday 12th Feb
Patrolled village / Route 5
Holes in road around drains outside 8A, 12 and 18 Wake Green Rd (very dangerous for cyclists) - reported to Highways
Graffiti street furniture / fences - reported to Heartlands / L.T.
Boxes outside 51 Wake Green Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Patrolled village / Route 1 Alt
Dead pigeon outside 18 Belle Walk - reported to Contact Birmingham
Car tyre outside 98 Woodstock Road - reported to Contact Birmingham
Wooden cases outside 34 Woodstock Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Picture frame outside 16 Bloomfield Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Kitchen work surface outside 25 Merton Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Chair outside 31 Merton Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Wooden flooring outside 68 Church Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Vomit / sick on footpath at junction of Church Rd / Woodbridge Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Hole in centre of Anderton Park Rd at jtn with Sandford Rd - reported to Highways
Grass reservation sign down outside 22 Belle Walk - reported to Highways
Bag concrete outside 45A Church Rd - reported to Highways
Wednesday 13th February
Rubbish round recycling. Speak with Shades Music.
Speak with builders at Drift re: tubing dumped in car park
Thursday 14th February
Patrolled village / Tidy recycling area. ID recovered. - reported to Beth Peters
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Patrolled village / Route 1
Bucket outside 47 Trafalgar Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Box outside 21 Brighton Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Fridge / bin liners outside 66 Newport Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Fridge freezer outside 53 Newport Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Wooden flooring outside 68 Church Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bin liners outside xxx Kingswood Rd I.D. found - reported to Beth Peters
Bin liners outside xxx Sandford Rd I.D found - reported to Beth Peters
Patrolled village / Route 4
Friday 15th February
Patrolled village / Route 3
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Bin liner outside xxx Russell Rd I.D. found - reported to Beth Peters
Patrolled village / Route 2
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Green Doctor visits / letters
Monday 11th Feb
Green Doctor visit - reported to Oakland Rd
Tuesday 12th Feb
Deliver Green Doctor leaflets, Queenswood Rd, Woodhurst Rd
Wednesday 13th February
Green Doctor visit - reported to Chestnut Rd
Crime & ASBO
Tuesday 12th Feb
xxxxx / xxxx drinking / begging Woodbridge Rd - reported to Police
Wednesday 13th February
Drinkers on village green / Altercation at cashpoint between beggar and some other people. - reported to Police
Thursday 14th February
Assist drinker who is lying on floor
Friday 15th Feb
Speak with drinker in Lych Gate - reported to Police
Community / other
Monday 11th Feb
Spoke with resident of Church Avenue regards re-cycling
Wednesday 13th Feb
Compile Fear of Crime survey stats
Friday 15th Feb
Assisted homeless man looking for accomodation
weekly report back from Moseley Street wardens - w/e 8th February 2008
Below are details of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 8th February 2008
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
Comments
Monday 4th Feb
Patrolled village / Route 2
Large pile of black bags opp. Wetherspoons rear entrance - reported to Beth Peters
Large pile of bags @ rear entrance to Little Italy - reported to Beth Peters
8 Green bags @ Encore, St.Marys Row - reported to Contact Birmingham
Black bags outside Retro Bizarre. ID recovered - reported to Beth Peters
Lamppost 21 dayburning, Alcester Rd - reported to Street Lighting
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
School sign damaged opp. 7 Chantry Rd - reported to Highways
car xxxxxxxxxxx, no tax @ xxxx Augusta Rd - reported to DVLA
Alley adj. 21B Augusta Rd needs clearing and gating - reported to Wayne Chivers
Chair @ Park Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bag @ 23 Edgbaston Rd East - reported to Contact Birmingham
Fridge @ 4 Strensham Hill - reported to Contact Birmingham
2 bollards missing @ jct. Park Hill / Edgbaston Rd. Traffic mounting kerb and using this as shortcut. - reported to Highways
Skip blocking pavement @ INTI, St.Mary's Row - reported to Highways
Bags green waste @ Encore, St. Mary's Row - reported to Contact Birmingham
5 bin bags @ jct. Cromer / Edgbaston Rd. ID recovered. - reported to Env Warden
Bin liners on Caroline Rd. ID recovered. - reported to Beth Peters
Tuesday 5th Feb
Patrolled village / Route 5
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Lamp post number 15 Cotton lane dayburning - reported to Street Lighting
Baby mattress / crib next to 86 Cotton Lane - reported to Contact Birmingham
Wood / breeze block outside 40 Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Sofa on front of 9 Augusta Rd East - reported to Contact Birmingham
Patrolled village / Route 6
Green man n/w on column 4 at lights at jtn Alcester Rd / St Marys Row - reported to Highways
Graffiti street furniture / walls - reported to Heartlands / L.T.
Greenhill Rd street sign damaged outside number 4 Greenhill Rd - reported to Highways
Wednesday 6th Feb
Patrolled village / Route 3
Paper bank full on car park - reported to Kappa
Estate Agents sign on pavement @ jct. Harlequin / Moor Green lane - reported to Estate Agents
Bags of rubbish on pavement @ jct. Moor Green Lane / Alcester Rd - reported to Beth Peters
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Patrolled village / Route 4
Lidl trolley @ 2 Hill Crest Rd - reported to Lidl
Broken glass on pavement outside King David school
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Cleaned up around paper re-cycle skip on car park
Thursday 7th Feb
Patrolled village / Route 1
car xxxxxxxxx, no tax @ The Cross, 143 Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Quilt / pillows etc @ jct. Louise Lorne Rd / Trafalgar Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Skip / sandbags obstructing pavement @ 131 trafalgar Rd - reported to Highways
Bed @ 1 St.Albans Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bin / suitcases @ jct. Chestnut / Kingswood Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Friday 8th Feb
Patrolled village / Route 1 (alt)
Graffiti street furniture
Crime & ASBO
Friday 8th Feb
Speak with group of youths @ jct. Queenswood. Whilst retrieving their football from under a car, KM has one youth jump on his back. Others follow kicking ball at KM. - reported to Police
Community / other
Monday 4th Feb
Speak with owner Bristol St Motors site re; van / broken windows / rubbish etc
Delivered B13s to shops
Tuesday 5th Feb
Spoke with traffic warden regards parking issues in village area
Wednesday 6th Feb
Compile community safety stats
Thursday 7th Feb
Compile community safety stats
Friday 8th Feb
Green Doctor visit
Councillor update on Planning Applications of importance in Moseley & Kings Heath Ward – Friday 8th February 2007
Below is my own personal list of planning applications that I am keeping an eye on, due to residents raising concerns with me or the applications clearly being contentious.
Drawings and further details on each of these planning application is available on-line at http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=67548&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=12189
The planning applications
S/04349/07/FUL - 51 Russell Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8RS - Erection of a single and two storey rear extension, alterations to garage roof, conservatory & dormer to rear - Under consideration
S/04743/07/FUL - 72 Greenhill Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9SU - Retention of dormer window to front and new gable roof above existing flat roof - Under consideration
S/05475/07/LBC - 582 Moseley Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B12 9AA - Removal of internal walls, first floor and repositioning of staircase - Under consideration
S/05895/07/FUL - Alcester Road South and Vicarage Road, Corner of, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JJ - Replacement of existing toilet with automatic universal superloo on the same site - Approve Temporary - Decision date 24/01/2008
S/06675/07/FUL - Queens Ride, Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B12 9QH - Replace existing cafe, gallery ticket office, bar and office with new refurbishment of existing facilities - Under consideration
S/06922/07/FUL - 145-147 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8JP - Continued use of the first floor as cafe-bar in conjunction with ground floor & continuation of open hours - Approve Temporary - Decision date 24/01/2008
S/05435/07/FUL - 120 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7DY - Alterations to front and side elevation and retention of roller shutters - Refuse - Decision date 15/01/2008
S/07304/07/FUL - 12 St. Marys Row, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8JG - Variation of Condition C2 attached to approval S/03887/07/FUL to extend opening hours to Sunday to Thursday - 07:00 to 00:30 and Friday to Saturday - 07:00 to 01:00 – Refuse - Decision date 24/01/2008
S/06922/07/FUL - 145-147 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8JP - Continued use of the first floor as cafe-bar in conjunction with ground floor & continuation of open hours - Approve Temporary - Decision date 24/01/2008
S/07370/07/FUL - 5-7 and 7a Park Hill, Land to the rear of, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8DW - Erection of 8 dwellings along with the conversion and extension of 7a Park Hill to form a detached 2 bedroom - Under consideration
S/07005/07/FUL - 117 Billesley Lane, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9RN - Retention of 2 metre high palisade fencing to front - Approve – Conditions - Decision date 31/01/2008
S/07762/07/FUL - 9-33 Heathfield Road, Land at, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7BT - Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of three storey building to provide 64 apartments - Under consideration
S/07766/07/FUL - 169 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8JR - Conversion & alterations to existing building & erection of single & two storey rear ext to create 4 apartments - Under consideration
S/00293/08/FUL - 113 - 115 Station Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7TA - Erection of ground and first floor rear extensions - Under consideration
S/00328/08/OUT - 94 Sandford Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9BT - Outline app to demolish existing bldg & erection of 2 buildings to provide 10 self contained apartments - Under consideration
S/00419/08/FUL - 9 Goodby Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8RH - Replacement porch, two storey side and rear extension and ground floor rear extension - Under consideration
S/00189/08/FUL - 128 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8EE - Change of use from retail (A1) to hot food takeaway (A5) - Under consideration
update on various gating schemes in Moseley and Kings HeathBelow are updates on various gating schemes in Moseley and kings Heath. These need to erected before the end of March, otherwise the money dissappears.
All these alleyways are owned by nobody. However, the properties that back on the alleyways have access rights. If one person objects to the erection of a gate then no gate can be erected
28/30 Bank Street Properties have been leafleted twice, owner of one of the properties is concerned over reduction in passageway width. A series of addresses have been provided where we have previously gated, and await their response.
22 Sandford Road Gates ordered, we envisage erection within 2-3 weeks.
Belle Walk/Yardley Wood Road. Gates ordered, completion prior to 31/03/08.
Farqhuar/Tudor/Leighton RoadResponse to letters has been relatively low. Various residents have expressed a wish to have alternative gate styles. We will give this one more attempt, but I feel that their are too many opposing views and this scheme won't happen.
209 Grange Road This was knocked back when we tried some three years ago, and to date response has not been good, we will try once more.
133 Highbury Road Gate ordered, fitting imminent.
1 Fenter Close We have the majority of agreements in place, but not the property immediately next to the proposed gate position. We will pursue this, and don't envisage a problem with carrying this forward.
Woolworths, Kings Heath High Street We've had a positive response from the managers of both Woolworths and the shop next door.(New Look). Unfortunately both are national chain stores, and as a result have their own property managers at their respective Head Offices. I have written again, stressing the urgency of a decision, and we will follow this up with a site visit.
65/67 Church Road We are still trying to find out ownership of the land.
