Lib Dem leader slams plans for Birmingham Road site

Paul Ray, leader of the Liberal Democrat group in Lichfield District Council has said:

“I and the Lichfield Lib Dems strongly support the development of the Birmingham Road Site. It is such an important site in the centre of our city. But we do need to move the development forward and we have long said that the current plans are unimaginative - and the council can do so much better.

“Cllr Doug Pullen has recently made a statement about this site and we want to take the opportunity to explain to Lichfield residents exactly what is planned.

“The original objective was to make the Birmingham Road Site a place of impact and style as it is a gateway into the city. The proposed plans just do not achieve that.

“I have marked in red for residents to see where a block of flats is proposed along the Birmingham Road. This is where the bus station is currently. The original plans had this as public open space where people could meet with perhaps a water feature, parkland or performing arts space. Instead what is planned is a block of 100 flats.

“The Lichfield Lib Dems say that this plan is simply just not right for Lichfield. It is so unimaginative and just creates big blocks of housing in the centre of our beautiful city. We will continue to campaign for a better plan for residents. We say Lichfield can do so much better.”