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Artist’s impressions of how the Burcot Lane development will look WORK to build 61 new homes on the site of the old council house in Bromsgrove has got under way. Bulldozers moved in on the 15,000 square metre site in Burcot Lane last week, clearing the way for what Bromsgrove District Council describes as a high-quality, low-carbon development. The development’s 18 houses, 39 flats, and four maisonettes will include 37 for private rent, 12 for social rent, six for shared ownership and six for sale. Leader of Bromsgrove District Council, Councillor Karen May said: “We’re delighted to have been able to bring this redevelopment to fruition.
THREE new electric charging points in Bromsgrove are nearing completion, part of a major environmental push in the district. The Conservative Group at Bromsgrove District Council say they are investing over £400 000 in electric charging points for private vehicles and taxis. Despite the pandemic, electric charging points at Catshill, Aston Fields and the town centre are close to completion. The Group say that another £250,000 is being invested in an electric shuttle bus to serve the local area. The council set up its cross-party Climate Change Working Group last year. The group has liaised with local environmental groups and is keen to listen to residents’ ideas about how to make Bromsgrove greener.
PLANS to build 18 affordable homes on the site of the old Bromsgrove council offices have been deferred amid claims that the local housing association was being ripped off by about £600,000. A decision to accept a bid to manage the homes at Burcot Lane from the not-for-profit Bromsgrove District Housing Association (BDHT) was put off on Wednesday night (January 20) after district councillors realised they had accidentally revealed confidential financial details in a public meeting. Things got even worse when councillors were told that the BDHT bid was £2.1 million, well above the council’s valuation of £1.5 million. When a suggestion that the ‘surplus’ money should be ringfenced for more affordable housing was rejected, Labour Councillor Peter McDonald said it was shocking that the council were ‘ripping off a non-profit organization.’
A THIEF from Bromsgrove was fined £200 and will be electronically tagged for four weeks after pleading guilty to stealing a mobile phone. Thomas Nalty, 45, of Burcot Lane, stole the phone, belonging to a woman, on October 14, 2020 and was ordered to pay the fine as compensation to the victim by Kidderminster Magistrates. He must wear an electronic tag until January 28, 2021 and remain at his home address from 7pm each evening until 7am the following day. Nalty also pleaded guilty to failing, without reasonable cause, to surrender to custody having been released on bail. No separate penalty was applied for that charge.