Public events on town development announced

Events to help people respond to a public consultation on the development of Redditch have been scheduled at nine locations across the town.

The ‘issues and options’ consultation began on Thursday (May 22), starting the process to make Redditch’s next local plan to guide development up to 2043.

Now Redditch Borough Council has announced a series of roadshow events where its planners will be on hand to answer questions and help people get to grips with the issues under consultation, which is running until July 3.

Redditch Borough Council Leader and Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Environmental Services, Cllr Sharon Harvey, said: “It’s important that people in Redditch can take part in deciding what the next phase of Redditch’s development will look like, and this roadshow is part of our work to support residents to participate.

“We need to know what people really think about the issues under consultation, so we want this process to be as open and accessible as possible. That’s why we’re not just providing a new easy-to-use online platform but also more than fifty hours of daytime, evening, and weekend support across nine locations, where the people doing the work will be there to answer your questions.”

The roadshow begins at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre on Friday June 6, where officers will be on hand between Boots and Nationwide from 9am to 4pm, followed by Redditch Market on Saturday June 7, from 9am to 3pm.

The team will then make themselves available at Feckenham Village Hall on Tuesday June 10, from 10am to 6pm, and move on to Oakenshaw Community Centre on Wednesday June 11, from 3pm to 8pm, before returning to the town centre on Thursday June 12, where they will be at Redditch Market from 9am until 3pm. They will round off the week at the Green Fair at Arrow Valley Country Park on Saturday June 14, 11am to 7pm.

After that they will visit the Windmill Centre in Crabbs Cross on Monday June 16, from 9am until 2.45pm, followed by evening sessions at Winyates Community Centre on Wednesday June 18 and then Woodrow Meeting Rooms on Thursday June 19, both 4pm until 8pm.

Finally, they will go to Morton Stanley Café on Saturday June 21, from 10am until 3pm.

Reference copies of the consultation document and information to take away will be available at the events, alongside the planning officers.

To find out more and take part, visit www.redditchbc.gov.uk/redditchplan, the council’s Customer Services at George Walk in the Kingfisher Shopping Centre, Redditch Library, or Woodrow Library, until the closing date of July 3.

For queries, please contact the council on redditchplan@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk, or 01527 881272 or 881663.