Solihull Council has launched an ambitious project to ensure the vitality of Solihull town centre, for the next twenty years. 

The Solihull Town Centre Masterplan will provide a blueprint for future investment and development in the town centre up to the year 2036 – A vision to maintain and enhance its distinctive character and ensure that it remains an attractive place to live, work, and invest in. 

A draft Masterplan has been prepared following a spatial audit and market analysis of the town centre. To guide and inform the Masterplan, a public consultation will seek the views of local businesses and employers, as well as the people who visit, work, shop and live there.

The consultation is seeking views on:

• Whether the right opportunities and constraints have been identified in the seven geographic areas in the town centre, and on the proposals put forward for potential change.
• Ensuring we respond to demand for more office space, in the right location for business investment
• How to diversify the uses of the town centre and make it an attractive location for staff, encouraging activity in the town centre in the evening and new residential accommodation
• Whether there would be benefits to attracting more independent businesses (both office and retail) into the town centre
• How we can support local employers and their staff through improvements to the transport network into and around the town centre
• Considering the growth on passenger numbers forecast for Solihull Train Station and potential options for upgrading or relocating the station   

The closing date for responses to the consultation is Friday 9 September 2016. A link to the online questionnaire can be found at www.solihull.gov.uk/masterplan. 

Two consultation events will be held in Solihull town centre for members of the public to learn more about the Masterplan and ask any questions they may have:

Thursday 25 August from 2pm to 8pm – The Core Studio, Theatre Square 
Saturday 3 September from 10am to 4pm – Touchwood Shopping Centre (outside Next) 

For more information about the Solihull Town Centre Masterplan, visit  www.solihull.gov.uk/masterplan 

or email masterplan@solihull.gov.uk.

For enquiries please get in touch in the following ways:

Phone: 0121 704 6151 
Email: business@solihull.gov.uk

Solihull MBC, PO Box 18, Council House, Solihull, West Midlands,
B91 9QS

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