Answered by Deirdre Alden
Many residents who live around the Edgbaston County Cricket Ground are
angry about the current plans for redevelopment. I think everyone agrees
that we want Test Cricket to remain in Birmingham, and... Show more »Many residents who live around the Edgbaston County Cricket Ground are
angry about the current plans for redevelopment. I think everyone agrees
that we want Test Cricket to remain in Birmingham, and we want the Cricket
Ground to remain in Edgbaston. However the extensive plans to upgrade the
actual ground include a large amount of redevelopment on the current car
park - including shops, hotels, restaurants, a large office building and
250 flats and houses.
People rightly fear that traffic congestion and parking problems in the
area will escalate, and will happen 365 days a year and not just when
matches are taking place.
Twelve houses in Edgbaston will have to be compulsory purchased for the car
park development to go ahead. Whilst a number are owned by the cricket
ground, some are not and there is at least one owner occupier who does not
wish to move.
On top of this, residents also feel that consultation between the club and
its neighbours has been minimal to date and that though it is starting now,
it is too little, too late. This is particularly galling when the club is
requesting a £20 million loan from Birmingham City Council to help pay for
the redevelopment, meaning that the Club wants a large part of the funding
to be paid for out of the public purse. Show less »
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