Chelmsley Wood Town Centre Masterplan

The story so far

Solihull Council is developing a long-term plan to ensure that Chelmsley Wood Town Centre continues to thrive and serve the needs of the local community as we witness the role of our town centres changing, both locally and nationally.

Supported by planning and design consultant BDP, we started work on developing a new vision for the future of Chelmsley Wood Town Centre in 2018. The initial study highlighted the revitalisation of the Northwest Quarter of the town centre (illustrated opposite), which is currently underused and does not fulfil its potential as a key opportunity to initiate the transformation of the town centre as a whole.

Since then, we have been working to develop a vision for the Northwest Quarter, which includes the Police Building*, Job Centre, vacant former library site, BT Telephone Exchange, and former Royal Mail sorting facility.

As the majority of the Northwest Quarter site is in public sector ownership, the Council has been working with stakeholders to develop a deliverable masterplan for this area of the town centre. In March 2022, we consulted the public on a range of potential options for new uses in the town centre.

The outcomes of this consultation have been key to the development of the final masterplan which we are now excited to share with you. The next step will be to submit a planning application for phase 1 of the masterplan, which focuses on the vacant former library site. The purpose of this engagement exercise is to keep you updated on our progress and to capture any thoughts or comments you may have on the proposals at this stage.

We want to hear from you

You can download the 'Masterplan Summary Boards' using the link in the ‘Documents’ panel on the right-hand side of this this page. This PDF outlines some of the key features of the masterplan and includes illustrative sketches which show what this redeveloped section of the town centre could look like.

Once you’ve had a chance to take a look, you can use the 'Comments / Questions' tab below to contact the project team, ask us any questions and share your thoughts. Alternatively, why not come and talk to the project team in person? We’ll be at Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre on Thursday 9 February and Saturday 11 February from 10am to 2pm. You will be able to find us set up in the vacant retail unit next to Heron Foods. Come along to ask any questions you might have or to share your feedback.

* Delivery of Phase 3, which incorporates the existing police station, would be dependent on West Midlands Police agreeing alternative accommodation for a police station within Chelmsley Wood Town Centre