Children's care facility at Youth Offending Service Birmingham, Erdington, Birmingham

“2025/03137/PA The Area Planning Manager (North Area) confirmed the following updates: • Paragraph 5.1 – an additional objection has been received from Councillor Robert Alden on 11 th December 2025 on the following grounds: • North Birmingham has lost far too many of its historic large houses, affecting the important route and setting of the area. • There is a huge opportunity to turn this corridor into a regeneration corridor.”

“It should be noted other similar facilities use out of city locations, providing the people placed in the facility with a much better environment to be based, overlooking countryside and does not impact on neighbours. • If the Council is minded to approve, then conditions should be placed to secure property boundary treatment around the site including…”

“OFFICIAL property shrub/tree cover and natural noise mitigation and to prevent visual pollution to prevent negative impact on neighbouring properties. • The Children’s Trust comments should not be given any weight in the decision, because it is their application. • It should also be noted that a lack of the required provision is not a reason for this to be the correct site for such provision.”

“RESOLVED: - (i)That planning permission be granted subject to the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement and conditions as set out in the report: (ii)that in the absence of a suitable legal agreement being completed to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority by 1 st April 2026, or such later date as may be authorised by officers under powers hereby delegated, planning permission be refused for the reason(s) set out in the report; and (iii)that the City…”