Full List of the Happiest Places to Live in the UK – Featuring the Top 5 in the West Midlands Friday, December 5, 2025 happiness skipton uk westmidlands rightmove housing community nature realestate wellbeing Rightmove has unveiled its highly anticipated Happy at Home Index for 2025, revealing the happiest places to live across the UK based on a survey of over 19,500 residents. Topping the list is the charming market town of … Read More
Government Unveils Largest Child Poverty Strategy Aimed at Helping Thousands in Birmingham Thursday, December 4, 2025 childpoverty birmingham government strategy benefits childcare education povertyreduction housing familysupport The UK Government has launched its most ambitious Child Poverty Strategy yet, promising a host of measures designed to support families and children across Birmingham and the West Midlands. With an alarming 4.45 million … Read More
The 15 Sutton Coldfield Green Belt Sites Proposed for Thousands of New Homes Thursday, December 4, 2025 suttoncoldfield greenbelt housing development planning birmingham localplan consultation greybelt homes Birmingham City Council has identified over a dozen sites within Sutton Coldfield’s Green Belt for potential housing development, despite ongoing delays in building on previously released land at Langley. Eight years after … Read More
Mapped: The 17 Green Belt Sites in Sutton Coldfield Proposed for Housing and Industrial Development Thursday, December 4, 2025 suttoncoldfield greenbelt birmingham localplan housing industrialdevelopment urbanplanning environmentalimpact urbangrowth landuse As Birmingham prepares its new Local Plan, which will guide the city’s development up to 2044, a significant proposal has emerged affecting Sutton Coldfield. Landowners have put forward 17 parcels of Green Belt land for … Read More
Historic Bearwood Club Set for Housing Transformation Despite Parking Worries Tuesday, December 2, 2025 bearwood housing development parking community jazz redevelopment corks smethwick planning The century-old Corks Social Club in Bearwood, Smethwick, a former working men’s club and community hub, is set to be transformed into new housing despite concerns over parking. Tusq Construction’s redevelopment plan, … Read More
Wildlife Trust Urges Rejection of 115-Home Development on Walsall Green Belt Monday, December 1, 2025 walsall greenbelt wildlife development housing conservation biodiversity planning ecology inquiry The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust has issued a strong call to refuse plans for a 115-home development on Walsall’s cherished green belt at Longwood Lane. The trust warns that approving the project would be a … Read More