Following a site visit made on 2 November 2021, the Planning Inspectorate has dismissed the appeal made by IAC Group Ltd regarding additional car parking to serve units A and B at Prologis Park.  The full decision can be found here.

bmJV, working on behalf of Highways England, began advanced works on the M40-M42 interchange in September. These will continue into February 2022. So they can deliver this work safely, they will temporarily close some lanes to move their traffic management. Where possible, they will continue to work at night time, when the road is at its […]

On 11th December, a group of volunteers certified by the British Trust for Ornithology returned to Millennium Wood to carry out mist netting. Mist netting is an important tool for monitoring species diversity, relative abundance and population size and is harmless to birds when carried out by trained professionals. They put up five nets, moving one […]

Would you like to get involved in making decisions about your community and make a contribution to the area in which you live or work? If so, Bickenhill & Marston Green Parish Council is looking to fill by co-option two vacancies – one in the Merstone Ward and the other in the Marston Green Ward. […]

The Annual Carols Around the Tree event will take place this Wednesday (8 December) at 7pm at the Memorial Garden. All are welcome.

The Memorial Christmas Tree is now in place in the Garden of Memory. It is provided for the residents of the Parish to decorate in memory of their loved ones. In the interest of Health & Safety, the following items must not be used to decorate the Memorial Christmas Tree (any such items will be […]

Due to weather conditions, the driveway to Burial Ground will be closed today (29 November). The Grounds can still be accessed by foot.

The Smithswood Neighbourhood Policing Team are hosting a Bike Marking Event on Sunday 28th November between 13.00 – 15.00hrs at the Front Office of Chelmsley Wood Police Station. Come along with your bicycle and officers will apply a unique QR code to it, so if it’s ever lost of stolen, it can be easily returned […]

The M42 J6 project is running a competition for local primary and secondary school students to submit art to be put on the hoarding at the bridge at St Peters Lane. The organisers have extended the competition so entries close midnight on 25 November. The competition is to create a design, or plan of what […]

HS2 and its contractors, LM and BBV, are hosting virtual one to one meetings for local residents and businesses to find out more about HS2, what it means for the Interchange area and Chelmsley Wood and have your questions answered. During a virtual 20-minute slot, you will be able to talk with the team from HS2, LM & BBV about […]