Why Regenerate?

Did you ever wonder why we are spending £1.8 billion in this area on regeneration?

The three wards Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst& Fordbridge and Smith's Wood, make up the 1,000 acre North Solihull regeneration area.

They were built in the 1960's within greenbelt land as an overspill to Birmingham's ever growing population. As there was no existing community the planners and architects followed the architectural trends of the time, rather than the needs of the residents

Solihull Council wanted to improve the lives of local people, but knew they couldn't do this on their own so set up the North Solihull Partnership which enabled money to be raised through the council's land assets that could then be invested back in the whole community. 

What are you hoping to achieve through the regeneration project?

The ethos of Regenerating North Solihull is to bring about physical change through talking to people who live and work in the area. So, community support is key. It is crucial to the project that we meet residents' needs and aspirations.

We want to make North Solihull a better place, to work live and play. The foundation to creating this is better, more cohesive communities and improved education.