Day: Jun 21, 2024
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Questions for the council: when the future depends on the meaning of “viability”
Just over a year ago, Birmingham City Council (BCC) voted to award the regeneration of the Ladywood Estate to St Joseph, a subsidiary of the Berkeley group. For many residents, the news came as a shock. Since then, the future of the neighbourhood has remained uncertain, and the lives of residents precarious. What does the…
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MP candidate Shabana Mahmood provides statement on Ladywood Regeneration in response to Ladywood Unite 6 asks
See statement here I have always been clear that any regeneration of Ladywood should not leave the existing community worse off. I have told Birmingham City Council the plans should not be a backdoor for mass gentrification of our neighbourhood, where people have put down roots and made their homes. Since the regeneration proposals were…
