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Tag Archives: Morris Homes
Silver Waters. I kid you not…
I notice with some amusement that the Taylor Wimpey housing development between the Watermead and the Tesco petrol station in Brownhills has been given the nod, and has been christened with the utterly preposterous name of ‘Silver Waters’. Obviously harking … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, estate, house building, Local politics, Morris Homes, New Photos, newbuild, planning, Redevelopment, Silver Street, Silver Waters, Strange Notices, Taylor Wimpey, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Watermead Estate, Watermead Grange
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Going for a Wimpey?
Whilst pottering about today, I noticed that the land between the Watermead Estate and Silver Street, near Tesco in Brownhills, had apparently changed hands. I noted last year that Morris Homes – the developers of Shire Oak Close on the former … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, Local politics, Morris Homes, New Photos, planning, Redevelopment, Silver Street, Strange Notices, Taylor Wimpey, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Watermead Estate, Watermead Grange
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Predictable outcomes
Way back in June, 2008 I uploaded a photo to Panoramio of the wasteland that stands unloved and empty on the corner of Silver Street and the Watermead estate in Brownhills. It was just after an attempt had been made … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, planning, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, Local politics, Morris Homes, New Photos, Panoramio, planning, Redevelopment, Silver Street, Strange Notices, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Watermead Estate, Watermead Grange
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Shire Oak Reservoir: detailed plans submitted
Many of the links in this post are .PDF files. If you haven’t already got it, go and get Adobe Reader before clicking on any of the links. I discovered today that detailed plans had finally been submitted for the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Local media, planning, Reader enquiries, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Local politics, Morris Homes, planning, Redevelopment, Reservoir, Shire Oak, Shire Oak Park, Shire Oak Reservoir, Shire Oak Residents Group, south staffordshire water, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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