Rea Valley Route Stirchley Fordhouse Lane

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Permalink Reply by Tom H on July 13, 2017 at 11:01

Is there a consultation / planning permission out for this to comment on?

I can't work out where that is as can only read lifford house on the picture - is this the bit of wasterland around Stirchley near where the tescos was going to be built?

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Permalink Reply by James Russell on July 13, 2017 at 11:07

Old Arvin Meritor site - where Asda was going to be built.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Egan on July 13, 2017 at 13:28

Do you have a link to the consultation or where you found the plans?  Is it already being built? I don't use that bit of NCN5 as I join and come off bit north of there. Will pass to someone I know at Sustrans to take a look if you have links to more info and see if they can influence, the NCN5 there though is not Sustrans owned land, and if it's already at construction phase rather than consultation there may be nothing can be done.  Certainly contact BCR, Birmingham council planning department and Push bikes though as well. Cheers

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Permalink Reply by John Pitcock on July 13, 2017 at 16:33

This is close to where I live.
I am aware of this plan, and have been to a presentation by the developers.
Making the new road nearest the Rea link to the Rea route at the Northern end is a good idea (I'm not sure if it is currently planned to). It would be useful for the residents too.
I think the developers are gathering local's opinions before putting in a detailed planning application.
When I hear that the planning application is open to public consultation I will make this suggestion. If I remember I will put the application number here.
The planned 24/7 cycle/pedestrian connection from the Rea Valley to the middle of Stirchley would also help.

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Permalink Reply by Ross A on August 23, 2017 at 15:57

The new roads here should be very quiet; quiet enough for little kids on their stabilizers to ride without fear.  I doubt that even the Dutch would segregate cycles from motors here.  So yes, segregated from peds (as the RVR needs to be all the way), but cyclists can just use the new carriageway.  Looking at the alignment though, that doesn't seem to be the plan.

It looks like a connection to Mayfield Road is planned.  That'd better be foot/cycle only to prevent rat-running!  And, for a bit more filtered permeability, how about foot/cycle connections to Ivy Road (connecting it to the RVR) and to the Pershore Road, opposite Ash Tree Road?  There's a lot more to a cycle-friendly (and ped-friendly) city than a few nice longer-distance routes, such as a hypothetically upgraded RVR.

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Permalink Reply by John Pitcock on August 24, 2017 at 10:59

The plans are for the Mayfield Road access to be for peds and cyclists only.

The end of Ivy Road is a private road - it was opened 15 years ago when the new houses were built.

There already is an access to Pershore Road opposite Ashtree Road - across the council office's car park (office hours only). I expect that, for security, there will be no 24/7 access to this car-park.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Jones on November 16, 2017 at 16:52

This housing development is going ahead. They’ve started work on clearing the site. Planning Application is 2017/05884/PA. Looking at the plans they have decided to ignore the chance to improve that small bit of the Rea Valley Route. Can I do anything to change the plans?

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Permalink Reply by Robert Jones on Tuesday

Is there any hope of getting anyone from BCC to get involved in this? Any ideas anyone. It's really ramping up now.

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