A number of parking restrictions for Hockley Heath are being proposed in response to residents raising parking and safety issues to both the Parish Council and Solihull Council, over a number of years. A consultation opens tomorrow (27/10/22) on the proposed restrictions, and we would urge you to engage with the Solihull Council consultation process and inform Solihull Council of any support or objection to the proposed restrictions for Hockley Heath. The statements below are from Solihull Council:

Please find attached details of a proposed permanent Traffic Regulation Order. To support or object to the proposals, please write to Mr L Stevenson, Legal & Democratic Services, at the address given in the Notice of Proposals or via email to tro@solihull.gov.uk stating the reasons for the objection or otherwise by no later than 17 November 2022.

If you would like to discuss any technical aspect of the proposal, please contact the Council’s Highway Services Division on 0121 704 8004.

For more information on Solihull’s permanent, temporary or experimental Traffic Regulation Orders, please visit: https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Roa…/Traffic-regulation-orders

The areas in Hockley Heath are:

On Field Way in the turning head.

At the junction of Aylesbury Road and Park View. Park View also.

At the junction of Stratford Road, Stratford Road service road and Orchard Road, including the ninety-degree bend on Orchard Road.

At the junction of Stratford Road and Old Warwick Road, including opposite the junction.

On the eastern side of the service road adjacent to the shops (number’s 2364 – 2376).

At the junction of Stratford Road and Spring Lane.

At the junction of Spring Lane and Belton Close.

Stratford Road service road, opposite the dentist

School Road opposite properties 89 – 95

The public have been invited to take part in a National Moment of Reflection to mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and reflect on her life and legacy.

The National Moment of Reflection will take place at 8pm on Sunday 18 September, the night before the State Funeral, and be marked by a one-minute silence.

The silence can be marked privately at home, with friends and family, out on doorsteps or the street with neighbours, or at locally arranged community events and vigils.

The Parish Council would like to welcome members of the public wishing to gather for the National Moment of Reflection to the Pavilion at 7.45pm on Sunday 18th September, where tea and coffee will be provided, and the one-minute silence observed at 8pm.

Residents wishing to lay flowers can do so in the Memorial Garden on the corner of the A3400 and Old Warwick Road.