Tag Archives: Parkhill Estates

Walsall planning appeal shock!

Posted on October 29, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Readers may well recall the excellent article about the regeneration of the Reedswood power station site, written by top contributor and Brownhills bloke Andy Dennis. In it, Andy pointed out that further development of the site outside the council’s guidelines … Continue reading →

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Ryders Mere fishery plan withdrawn

Posted on August 3, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Spotted a couple of days ago on Chaz Mason’s excellent Clayhanger Marsh Log, and from a comment this morning by reader Tim, it seams the application to convert peaceful wildlife haven Ryders Mere into a commercial fishing venue has been … Continue reading →

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When the lights go out

Posted on July 24, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Recently, there has been some debate locally about reclamation of former industrial sites, and the role of developers and local government. In all the cant and bluster, it’s often lost that most of these projects are hugely successful and take … Continue reading →

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Another triumph for investigative journalism

Posted on January 2, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I am indebted to reader Neil, who supplied the scan of last Wednesday’s Express & Star article about the planning application to convert the peaceful wildlife haven of Ryders Mere into a commercial leisure fishery. Regrettably, I missed this one, … Continue reading →

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Mere vandalism

Posted on December 31, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I was alerted several days ago to a new and somewhat controversial local planning application by Chaz Mason and his excellent Clayhanger Marsh Log. For those of you who aren’t aware, Chaz blogs once or twice every week on the … Continue reading →

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