Shirley Town Centre Redevelopment
This page contains details of the public inquiry which is to take place on 8th May 2008. Information will be posted here and updated regularly on the inquiry programme. Inquiry documents will also been found on this page.
Compulsory Purchase and other Orders
In July 2007 the Council made a compulsory purchase order in relation to land at Shirley required for the completion of its proposals for the redevelopment of Shirley Town Centre. The Council also made an order for the stopping up of the footpath in the park from Haslucks Green road and for an alternative path.
On application by the developer, Shirley Advance, the Secretary of State proposed to make an associated order to stop up public highway affected by the proposed development.
Objections have been received to these statutory orders and the final decision on whether the orders should be made or confirmed is to be taken by the Secretary of State following a public inquiry.
Arrangements for the Public Inquiry
The public inquiry will commence at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday 8th May 2008 in the Council Chamber, Civic Suite, Homer Road, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
For directions to the Civic Suite and travel and car parking information see http://www.solihull.gov.uk/leisure/travel.htm
The Appointed Inspector who will hear the Inquiry and report to the Secretary of State is Mary Travers BA(Hons), DIP TP, MRTPI. She held a pre- inquiry meeting on 10th March and the notes of that meeting are included in the documents section on the right of this page.
Notice of Inquiry
The Notice of the Inquiry has now been published and can be downloaded from the attachments section right.
If you are an objector
If you are appearing at the inquiry through a representative and have not yet been in touch with the Council please make contact (see contact details below) and indicate your intentions.
If you have already been in touch with the Council or attended the pre-inquiry meeting you will be made aware of the inquiry timetable.
If you are not an objector
The public Inquiry is open to the public and if you wish to address the Inspector it is recommended that you either contact us or make arrangements to attend the Inquiry on the opening day (8th May) to tell the Inspector that you wish to speak.
Inquiry Timetable
The Council's Statement of Case for the CPO and Statement of Reasons in relation to the Footpath Order can be downloaded from the attachments section right.
Inquiry documents
The Core Documents List can be downloaded from the attachments section. Or you can veiw the documents on line by viewing the Shirley CPO Core Documents List page. This list will be kept updated.
Contact the Council about the Inquiry
For further enquiries about the information on this page or about the Inquiry please contact Andrew Kinsey (Solihull Legal Services)
Tel: 0121 704 6567
Email: akinsey@solihull.gov.uk