Process to Date
Submission to Secretary of State
Following two years of intensive work by Birmingham City and Bromsgrove District Councils, landowners, interested groups, local organisations and the general public the plan was submitted to the Secretary of State on 28 March 2008. This date also marked the start of a six week statutory consultation period, which ended on 9th May 2008. A copy of the Longbridge Area Action Plan Submission Document is available below together with a summary table of supporting submission documents. Please note. A full set of submission documents can now be found in the Examination Library detailed below.
Summary of Submission Documents (in preperation)
Representations Received on Submission Document
During the consultation period on the Area Action Plan, 113 representations were duly made from 34 parties / respondents. As required under the relevant
regulations, these representations were made available to view at Council Offices / local libraries and on-line via Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Future 4 Longbridge websites. Information on these representations is covered in the Regulation 31 Statement and supporting appendices detailed below.
Site Allocation Representations
Of the 113 representations made on the Area Action Plan on submission, 12 ‘Site Allocation Representations’ were identified. These representations proposed changes to proposed site allocations identified in the Area Action Plan. In compliance with the relevant regulation, consultation on the 12 Site Allocation Representations lasted 6 weeks, from 19th May through to 30th June 2008. A ‘Statement of Matters’ and a full set of the representations were made available at nominated public offices and libraries The representations were also made available online.
This stage of consultation is covered by the Regulation 32 Statement detailed below with supporting appendices.
Regulation 32 Statement (to Follow)
Recent Representations
During the consultation on the Site Allocation Representations, three representors made comments. Information on these representations is detailed in the Regulation 33 Statement provided below and supporting appendix. Copies of this information have also been made available at the places the Submission Document was deposited for public comment, which include:
Birmingham City Council, 9th Floor, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham B1 1TU: Mon-Thurs 8.45am-5.15pm & Fri 8.45am – 4.15pm
Bromsgrove District Council, The Council House, Planning Reception, Burcot Road, Bromsgrove: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Austin Sports and Social Club, Tessall Lane, Longbridge: Mon-Fri 12 noon – 3pm
Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Central Birmingham: Mon-Fri 9am-8pm & Sat 9am – 5pm
Parish Offices, New Frankley in Birmingham Parish Council, 12 Arden Road, Frankley: Mon-Fri 8.30am – 12 noon
Bromsgrove District Council Customer Service Centre, Dolphin Centre, School Drive, Bromsgrove: Mon-Wed 9am -5 pm, Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 9am -5pm and Sat 9am-12 noon