Category: Consultation failure
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Fizzled like the snow on the ground melts away
Resident reflections 4 Dec 2025 Berkeley Group Regeneration Engagement Event to consult on Ladywood Masterplan Photograph of 9-10am engagement event at 9:22am Resident 1: Hi all, i attended the drop in meeting on King Edwards road, I was shocked, I find myself rushing from an hospital appointment to be met on the pavement talking about…
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Why such short notice? | Left out, shut out, a continual consultation failure and neglect of duty to the public
Sent from a resident group to Birmingham City Council – reposted here with permission. Dear Administrators/ Management Team Berkley Homes/ St Joseph’s/ Acting on Behalf of Birmingham City Council Ref Ladywood Regeneration. I wish to express concern at the extremely short notification of meeting dates for such an extremely important project. This is email is…
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When Inclusion Excludes: Ladywood Resident Experiences and What They Teach Us About Equality
A disregard for equality and diversity has been a constant feature of the Ladywood regeneration. Continuous threats to turn religious buildings into non-religious ones, insufficient support for older and disabled people, a lack of thorough assessment of how Black communities will be affected, and the unavailability of translated materials about the regeneration for non-native English…
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Resident Steering Group | Who Really Speaks for Ladywood
Ladywood Unite understands that the council’s Ladywood Residents Steering Group has met twice. No announcement has been made about who is on it yet. It was described as a platform for residents to shape decisions about our community’s future. But many of us have begun to ask: who is on the group, who actually chose…
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Ladywood Unite | In Solidarity with Druids Heath – outcome
We are sharing the following from the ‘Save Druids Heath’ Facebook page about the vote on Thursday 23 October on the Druids Heath Outline planning application, which had very poor community consultation, proposes unnecessary demolition, and has weak plans to build truly affordable and social homes. The plans were approved. All Labour Councillors and one…
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Unanswered questions at the Scrutiny meeting
On September 11, the Ladywood Regeneration was discussed at the Homes Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The answers given to councillors’ questions raised further concerns about the regeneration. The context “A report without context is very difficult to understand,” the Chair of the committee noted at the beginning of the meeting. The report submitted to the…
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(Mis)Understanding Ladywood: Concerns about the feedback reports
In August, the Berkeley Homes team shared a report following their ‘Understanding Ladywood’ workshops held over the summer. These workshops were presented as providing an “opportunity for residents to meet the project team and help shape the early direction of the masterplan”. The report raises significant questions about what lies ahead for Ladywood residents. Displacement…
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Resident reflections from a St Joseph Berkeley Group workshop
DISCLAIMER: By reading this blog, you should be aware that the views and opinions expressed are those of a local resident who attended a workshop with St Joseph Berkeley Group and Birmingham City Council. They do not necessarily reflect the views of any official body, local authority, developer, or other stakeholders involved in the Ladywood regeneration…
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The charter and other unanswered questions
The signing of the Development Agreement between Birmingham City Council (BCC) and St Joseph/Berkeley Homes, formally announced on April 30, marks a new chapter in the Ladywood regeneration. The commitments made—including delivering 20% affordable housing, minimising demolition, establishing a Steering Committee, appointing an independent advisor, and holding further consultation before finalising the Residents’ Charter—were presented…
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Ladywood Unite | in solidarity with Druids Heath
Residents in Druids Heath, Birmingham, are also at risk of unnecessary demolition – some have already been demolished and displaced. They have a planning application – but it has the wrong postcode… how are residents supposed to know they are at risk of demolition? Object to it here. Read more here. Reflections from last weekend…
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How Berkeley Homes has got its hands on the Ladywood redevelopment profits
Thank you to Richard Hatcher for writing the below post about the Ladywood Regeneration on Birmingham Against the Cuts. The post highlights how the developer selected for the Ladywood Regeneration, St Joseph Berkeley Group, became the preferred developer. Unsurprisingly, Birmingham City Council has not been forthcoming in revealing details about who in the council received…
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A blank canvas?
We have been promised by the council that after the development agreement is signed with St Joseph – Berkeley Group, the masterplanning process will start from a ‘blank canvas’ – meaning that no demolition is planned yet, no Compulsory Purchase Orders have been decided upon, and that no one yet knows who will have to…
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