City planners, who are driving forward a masterplan to transform Perry Barr, are urging residents to add ideas to the melting pot and shape the future of local communities.
Artists’ impression of what Perry Barr Hall Park gateway could look like and artists’ impressions of Perry Barr Bus depot.
The envisaged 2040 Perry Barr Masterplan aims to build on the forthcoming Commonwealth Games which Birmingham City Council believes will act as a catalyst for change to secure a legacy for all.
Perry Barr’s Masterplan sets out;
- A Vision to unite stakeholders
- Clear Objectives that identify the themes that are key to the area’s transformation
- Place Principles to deliver the vision for the future, focussed on five themes:
- Living and Working;
- Renewing and Re-purposing;
- Connecting Green Spaces and places;
- Promoting Healthy Communities; and
- Delivering a Thriving Centre.
It also focuses on five focus areas in Perry Barr that the Council believes will have the greatest potential to deliver change in the locality.
These are:
- Perry Park
- Perry Hall Park
- Perry Barr Village
- Perry Barr Urban Centre
- Walsall Road Corridor
A spokesperson for Birmingham City Council, said: “Perry Barr is a vibrant, busy, and changing place, which is home to a young and diverse community. It is benefiting from more than £700m of public sector investment in transport, homes, and facilities ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, in which the area – especially Perry Park and Alexander Stadium – will play a central role.
Within this dynamic context, and as part of Our Future City Plan, Birmingham City Council is developing a Regeneration Framework to ensure a positive legacy from the Commonwealth Games.
This will deliver further improvements for residents, including 5,000 new homes, a new urban centre, and a greener, healthier environment that will create long-term benefits for people who live, visit, and work here.
The first step in this is the creation of a Masterplan and Delivery Plan. It will focus on spatial, physical improvements, and the Delivery Plan will set out a programme for the delivery of the Masterplan as well as identifying future projects and strategies to support the aims and objectives of the Regeneration Framework.
“The Delivery Plan is a live document and will be reviewed on a regular basis. The Masterplan and Delivery Plan will cover the period to 2040. The overarching focus is to support inclusive and sustainable growth in Perry Barr over the next two decades, in line with the Our Future City Plan and Route to Zero agendas.
As part of the process to produce the Masterplan and Delivery Plan, Birmingham City Council has already engaged with local interest groups and stakeholders.
The Council is now undertaking a consultation exercise to share the draft Masterplan proposals and key projects, and to get feedback from the public and wider stakeholders. This consultation document details the draft vision, objectives, place principles and projects in the Masterplan and some of the key projects in the delivery plan.
You can get involved in the public consultation by:
Heading to www.birmingham.gov.uk/PerryBarr2040 where you can view the document, interactive map of the proposals and submit your comments via the online survey.
Attending one of the scheduled online or in person events, which are publicised on the website at www.birmingham.gov.uk/PerryBarr2040.
Reviewing the document at Birchfield Library, Perry Common Library and Tower Hill Library from 21st July. Please check online for up-to-date opening times and Covid-19 safety procedures www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50163/library_services/2250/library_services_update
Writing to us via email at perrybarr2040@birmingham.gov.uk or via post to Perry Barr 2040, North West Planning and Development Team, PO Box 28, Birmingham, B1 1TU
The public consultation on the draft masterplan closes on September 29 2021.
Written by Craig Winyard.