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Uncertain future for Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath The Forum has had its first sight of the Council’s emerging Local Plan.  This follows the publication on Monday evening of the agenda for the Council’s next Cabinet meeting (29 September).  The Local Plan will be considered by the Cabinet and then by the full Council on […]

The Forum has lodged a formal objection to the Birmingham Local Plan. This is because Birmingham’s plan makes no contribution whatsoever towards Solihull’s housing needs. A spokesperson for the Forum’s planning team said, “It is usual for neighbouring authorities to help each other out when it comes to meeting housing needs across the conurbation. For […]

Housing developers Bloor Homes are proposing to build 150 new homes on a site at Hampton Road, Knowle.  The site (known as KN1A) is opposite Grimshaw Hall and is the bigger part of an allocation made by Solihull Council in its withdrawn Local Plan.  The allocation is expected to be repeated when details of the […]

Welcome to our September 2026 newsletter. In this issue you’ll find: Key changes to the National Planning Policy Framework published August 9th News on local planning applications (Blue Lake Road, Spitfire Bespoke Homes, Arden Triangle, Inspired Villages, Stripes Hill) Sports hub survey results