Fight for Lapal Canal

As many of you may know there are now diminished prospects for the Lapal Canal (Dudley No 2) in the recently published Regeneration Plan for Selly Oak from Sainsbury's and their partners, Land Securities, writes Brian Holmes.

Some of you attended the Selly Oak/Edgbaston Consultative Committee whilst others, equally importantly, stayed away so we did not appear to be too 'mob-handed' in these early days of their public consultation.

Omission of canal

I am delighted to report that almost all questions from the floor, after Land Securities had made their presentation, were about the omission of a canal along the alignment which they wish to call their pedestrian greenway!

I shall presume that it was this concentration of questions on just one issue, which led Land Securities to agree to a subsequent meeting with a representative group of canal restoration personnel.

Meanwhile, as we prepare for that meeting and select appropriate personnel from our midst (still not wishing to go 'mob-handed' yet!), may I request an interim action?

Take action

Please visit http://sellyoak-regeneration.co.uk/ and take the following action:

Select the second response option ('I/we support some of the proposal') because there are undoubtedly some innovations elsewhere in this major plan!

Then, in the free-form 'COMMENTS' box, please write a simple sentence such as:

I/we request a full Lapal Canal, as in the previously agreed Plan, not just a pedestrian greenway.

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