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Selly Oak Restoration Summary |
September 2011: The restoration required in Selly Oak, to be the first stage of the full incremental plan to restore the Lapal
(Dudley No 2) Canal, appeared to be under threat from a new development partnership between
Sainsbury's and Land Securities.After many years publishing a BCC-approved Plan in which a restored Lapal canal was to feature in Sainsbury's
regeneration of their Battery Park site, this partnership published a revised
plan in which the former canal alignment was only to be developed as a pedestrian
greenway.Please visit here to see those plans and lodge your reaction to the relevant aspects [6].
The Lapal Canal Trust, supported by many local and
national canal bodies and residents groups, expressed deep concern about this omission.
Monday 10 October 2011 : The Trust established amicable contact with the Developers.
Monday
25 October : The Trust was pleased to report a second, amicable meeting
with the Partnership during which a means to implement a through
navigation was explored.
Tuesday,
22 November : The Trust is very pleased to report that the Partnership
now intends to submit for outline Planning consent, a Plan which
includes a length of Lapal Canal across the site instead of the
greenway. Unless some unforseen issues arise, they also intend to implement
that Plan at their expense.