Bromsgrove District Local Plan – Draft Development Strategy Consultation 2025

Barnt Green Parish Councils response to Bromsgrove District Councils (BDC) Draft Development Strategy is available on the link below.  This response was based on views and comments from completion of our survey and from the comments made at the public meeting held on 29th July 2025 at St Andrew’s Parish Centre.

https://www.barntgreenparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BGPC-FINAL-20251020-Response-to-BDC-Draft-Development-Strategy-002.pdf

The following documents have been shared following the public meeting held on Tuesday 29th July 2025 to discuss the Bromsgrove District Local Plan Draft Development Strategy:

Below is a selection of possible alternative sites to those selected for potential development:

The emerging Bromsgrove District Local Plan will set out where new housing, employment and other development – alongside supporting infrastructure – will take place up to 2043.

Have Your Say

The consultation has been extended on the Draft Development Strategy and is now open from 30th June to 5pm on 20th October 2025.

Parish Council Survey

The Parish Council is also inviting residents to share their views via a short survey:

Note: This survey will count as one response from the Parish Council. To ensure your voice is heard, please respond to Bromsgrove District Council directly via the consultation link.

Next Parish Council Meeting

This Parish Council Meeting will be held on Monday 17th November, 2025 at 7.00 pm

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Good news for station users

The Parish Council is delighted to report welcome progress with two key parish council campaigns associated with Barnt Green station:(i)   having originally planned not to provide lifts at the […]

Barnt Green’s new signposted walks

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Barnt Green mobile library service at risk

Worcestershire County Council, in a review of their mobile library service, have given notice that the 3-weekly library van visit to Barnt Green is officially at risk. However, before any […]

2014 community walk and pig roast

On Saturday 27 September 2014 you are invited to join the Barnt Green community walk and pig roast. In 2013, over 200 people of all ages took part in what Worcestershire’s […]

Fiery Hill Road: Development update #1

At a meeting with Parish Councillors John Jagger, Charles Hotham and Susan Whitehand, representatives from Banner Homes (Now Cala Homes) indicated that, although a material start will be made on […]

District Council asked to share benefits of growth

On Tuesday 15 July, over 50 members of the public, including parish councillors from Alvechurch, Barnt Green, Belbroughton, Catshill, Clent and Hagley, attended the New Homes Bonus Public Forum at […]

Poppies promise colourful commemoration

The Parish Council’s offer of free poppies to commemorate the outbreak of WW1 has been well received within the village. In order to ensure that the poppies were accessible to […]

Rail improvement works timetable announced

This summer, Network Rail will be carrying out major engineering work project on the Cross City Line between Redditch and Barnt Green. This involves the installation of a 3 kilometre […]

First World War Centenary Competition

The Parish Council has been considering how Barnt Green can come together, as a community, to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The war affected […]

Bridges over rail line to be rebuilt

At a meeting dated 18 December 2013, Network Rail has identified four local bridges that will need to be rebuilt in order to accommodate the proposed electrification of the main […]