GOOD NEWS - APPEAL SUCCESS for PV at St Mary's and more

I'm really happy to pass on the news that the Planning Inspectorate has granted planning permission for a photovoltaic array on St. Mary's Church, overturning the decision taken by the Birmingham City Council Planning Committee in February. This is a triumph for St. Mary's, sustainable living, and a triumph for the people of Moseley, who have strongly supported the project throughout.

There is still a final hurdle to jump as the project can only go ahead if also approved by the Birmingham Diocese. SusMo and St. Mary's hope that the decision of the Planning Inspectorate will have a positive effect on their decision.

For more information see the Moseley Forum website.

Another success this week was the first event in the "Working towards a Smarter Future" programme, where SusMo and Kings Heath Transition shared a stall at Millenium Point and Prince Charles stopped by for a chat.

The Birmingham Mail article has a photo of Charles talking to Tom Tierney (holding a plate of carrots) with Shabdam Bailey-Bond in the background, both part of the Kings Heath Transition Initiative.

The third success this week was publicity for SusMo in George Monbiot's blog on the Guardian website. He lists fifty "Green Heroes working for the right kind of environmental change" and this includes "Esther Boyd: Esther set up Sustainable Moseley, which seeks to make Moseley in Birmingham a greener and pleasanter place in which to live", with a link to the SusMo page on the Moseley Forum website.