| The Eastside Sub-Committee was set
up in 2003 to scrutinise plans for the re-development of Eastside.
The sub-committee chairman is Glyn Pitchford who along with
Mark Balkham and marcus Hawley comprise the committee.
The sub-committee regularly meets with the city council to
review plans and make comments and suggestions concerning
various aspects of this important regeneration project. Richard
Green, Head of the Eastside project has often met with the
sub-committee to exchange views on particular aspects. One
of these was the concept of the 9 acre city park which at
one time the city were looking to be of a differing concept
from the usual concepts or definition of a park. |
Concerns over what this might lead to caused the Society to focus debate on
what form a park should take and this will now be a predominately green park,
which is in accordance with the Society's published view.
In January 2005, at the invitation of the city council, it made a comprehensive
response to the Draft Eastside Design and Development Framework which looked
at various aspects of transport including pedestrian movement, buses, roads
and links with the various forms of transport. Topics such as the park, the
"Wheel of Birmingham", the Library of Birmingham and treatment of the River
Rea and canals were also examined and commented upon. This response will eventually
be incorporated into the supplementary planning guidelines for Eastside.
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