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Parking Enforcement in Moseley

Cars parked on the pavement and central reservation at Park Road, Moseley

At the Moseley Forum meeting earlier this month anti -social parking was brought up, as it often is.

We have obtained data from the council of the number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued in Moseley ward in 2025/6.

A total of 3806 penalty tickets were issued across Moseley ward, 1564 of them were on Alcester Road, but only 4 on Oxford Rd. Looking at the list as a whole we feel too much emphasis is put on daytime patrols and not enough in the evening.

In December 2024, Izzy took part in a ‘task and finish’ scrutiny enquiry examining the council’s response to road safety, in particular traffic enforcement. One of the recommendations Izzy made, which was included in the final report, was that the council should re-instate it’s ‘annual parking report’, which was last published in 2018/2019.

We are pleased that the 2024/2025 report has now been published. It makes interesting reading, showing that Alcester Road was actually the road with the sixth most PCNs issued outside the city centre.
What is quite shocking is how few patrols have taken place outside schools, with zero PCNs issued in Moseley ward in the entire year. We plan to ask a lot more questions about how schools patrols are determined and managed.

Parking enforcement in Birmingham is contracted out to a private company NSL. This is the first confirmation we have had that income from penalty notices and parking fees is in excess of the cost of the contract. How the surplus is used is another topic for future questions.

You can read the report below:

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Currently obstruction of pavements or junctions, where there are no parking restrictions are the responsibility of the police to enforce. The government has stated it will issue powers to local authorities to enforce pavement parking, but as yet we do not know what these powers will look like.

In the meantime the best way to deal with dangerous parking like below, which Izzy came across recently whilst with her grandchildren, is to report it to the police via Operation Snap. Hopefully, they will issue a retrospective penalty to the owner of this car in Valentine Road.

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Moseley & Kings Heath PSPO

Finally, after four years since the last one expired, and after many months of emails, packages of evidence and lobbying, on 1st October 2024 the Public Space Protection Order became operational in Moseley & Kings Heath.

The order will be in effect for three years and prohibits, within the designated area, the following:

Damage or destruction of property (graffiti).

Groups causing anti-social behaviour

Being under the influence of intoxicating substance (including Nitrous Oxide) and/or alcohol while in a public place

Full details of the order can be found on the council website here

I have asked for regular updates to be given on its progress via the Local Safety Community Partnership which I attend together with Council Officers and Police.

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A community centre not serving the community.

Notice has been served by planning enforcement officers on the owners and tenants of a premises on Alcester Road near to Edgbaston Road East. The premises, an old factory unit is leased as a community centre, however it is being used almost exclusively for evening pre weddings and parties.
Izzy has received numerous complaints about anti social and obstructive parking, loud music, loud prolonged drumming and fireworks being illegally and dangerously let off in the street. It is not clear if any health and safety or fire safety checks have ever taken place.

Izzy has previously spoken to the organisation leasing the premises and brought the complaints to their attention, however nothing has been done to stop the issues continuing sometimes two or three times a week.

The owner and tenants have until 4th September to appeal the notice. In the event of no appeal being made they will need to cease all activity at the premises after 4th October..

They now have a chance to appeal the decision by planning enforcement and apply to regularise the use of the building as a community centre.

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Public Space Protection Order – Consultation.

The wait for the Moseley & Kings Heath Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to be renewed is almost over:

The previous order expired during Covid and Izzy has been lobbying for it to be renewed ever since. In March this year she provided a statement of evidence to support the extension of the map to cover some hot spot areas and for the seizure of Nitrous Oxide (Nos) to be included in the order. The number of Nos cannisters collected by Moseley Litterbusters helped evidence the need for this. Other residents including Streetwatch members have also provided evidence to support the order and we thank them for their help.

The PSPO is an important tool for use by police and community safety officers to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour in our streets, parks and open spaces within the designated boundaries. This is to address anti social behaviour that includes, but is not limited to, street drinking and associated behaviour, street violence, consumption of intoxicating substances including nitrous gas, large anti social groups gathering and destruction of public property including graffiti.

The order is now subject to a public consultation which ends on 17th September and we encourage you to please complete.

There will be engagement events in Moseley in August for people who are not on line to take part, including at Moseley Farmers Market.

The new PSPO is expected to be live by October.

Take part in the consultation here