{"id":156691,"date":"2025-06-04T05:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/156691\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T05:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:37:11","slug":"development-on-birmingham-border-could-provide-jobs-boost-despite-loss-of-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/156691\/","title":{"rendered":"Development on Birmingham border could provide jobs boost despite \u2018loss of countryside\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Midlands Land Portfolio, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> development<\/a> arm of Severn Trent Water, has lodged an outline planning application for up to 21,000 sqm of \u2018employment floor space\u2019 in land near Wishaw Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Indicative plans show a single, large, rectangular building, near to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/local-hubs\/birmingham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> and Fazeley Canal.<\/p>\n<p>Ancillary offices and parking would be provided if the plans for the Peddimore land, near Minworth, are given the green light.<\/p>\n<p>The site currently comprises arable farmland, with areas of woodland and scrub to the south.<\/p>\n<p>But a council officer\u2019s report highlights the \u201cpotential harm\u201d arising from the proposed development, including the loss of agricultural land and loss of some trees and hedgerows to create the access route.<\/p>\n<p>However, it continued: \u201cWhilst limited harm may exist in the form of the loss of countryside and agricultural land, this is far outweighed by the benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a45deb79-cab7-41c3-8f06-4e3f72deb3c6.PNG\"   alt=\"The site of the proposed development, near Wishaw Lane in Birmingham. Taken from design and access statement by AJA Architects Consulting Ltd\/Midlands Land Portfolio\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>The site of the proposed development, near Wishaw Lane in Birmingham. Taken from design and access statement by AJA Architects Consulting Ltd\/Midlands Land Portfolio<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, these include providing jobs for local people during and following construction.<\/p>\n<p>It also said that the proposed development would bring \u201cecological and biodiversity enhancements through new planting\u201d and support the use of the local bus network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is amongst the city\u2019s most sustainable available locations for Best Quality employment land,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhilst certain issues have been raised with regards to the details submitted, the application as submitted is in outline only and these points are considered to be addressable at the reserved matters stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report also acknowledged there would be an impact upon the canal along the southern boundary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this is a lengthy heritage asset and the development would only affect a small proportion of it,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed development, which has been recommended for approval subject to a legal agreement, will be considered at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.gov.uk\/info\/20160\/planning_applications\/22\/planning_applications_and_documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">city council planning<\/a> committee on Thursday, June 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Midlands Land Portfolio, the development arm of Severn Trent Water, has lodged an outline planning application for up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,8823,379,12,2516,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-156691","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-ldrs","13":"tag-local-hubs","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-property","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114623482852669934","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}