Councillor David Barker
@david4bkh.bsky.social
Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Brandwood & Kings Heath in Birmingham City Council 🌹🐝
Please email regarding any casework: [email protected]
Please email regarding any casework: [email protected]
At this month's City Council meeting I handed in a petition signed by over 100 residents calling for stronger protections of family housing in Kings Heath and Moseley.
You can still fill out and share the survey here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHhousing
You can still fill out and share the survey here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHhousing
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
At this month's City Council meeting I handed in a petition signed by over 100 residents calling for stronger protections of family housing in Kings Heath and Moseley.
You can still fill out and share the survey here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHhousing
You can still fill out and share the survey here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHhousing
At this month's City Council meeting, I spoke on the new Executive Scrutiny Protocol, which brings in backbench and opposition councillors more. As Chair of Sustainability and Transport, I have worked hard to ensure all members' views and work are valued regardless of political party.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
At this month's City Council meeting, I spoke on the new Executive Scrutiny Protocol, which brings in backbench and opposition councillors more. As Chair of Sustainability and Transport, I have worked hard to ensure all members' views and work are valued regardless of political party.
Like my residents, I rely on the number 50 bus service to run on time. However, people driving or parking dangerously on the route often causes significant delays. If you agree we need more enforcement along the route, please fill out this survey to let us know your views.
www.tinyurl.com/FixThe50
www.tinyurl.com/FixThe50
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Like my residents, I rely on the number 50 bus service to run on time. However, people driving or parking dangerously on the route often causes significant delays. If you agree we need more enforcement along the route, please fill out this survey to let us know your views.
www.tinyurl.com/FixThe50
www.tinyurl.com/FixThe50
Birmingham Museums Trust have launched their fundraising campaign, Your Museums Your Move, aiming to raise £2 million to protect and deliver bold ambitions for the city. Watch the video, help spread the word about the campaign, and lend your support here:
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/support-us?u...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/support-us?u...
Support us | Birmingham Museums
Birmingham Museums Trust is a charity. We care for and share Birmingham’s unique museums and collection of one million objects – from giant steam engines t
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December 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Birmingham Museums Trust have launched their fundraising campaign, Your Museums Your Move, aiming to raise £2 million to protect and deliver bold ambitions for the city. Watch the video, help spread the word about the campaign, and lend your support here:
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/support-us?u...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/support-us?u...
Residents have been asking about proposed road safety schemes on both Priory Road and Avenue Road. I can confirm that neither are progressing. However, if there is enough support, they could come in a future budget after the elections next year. I will provide further updates when I have them.
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Residents have been asking about proposed road safety schemes on both Priory Road and Avenue Road. I can confirm that neither are progressing. However, if there is enough support, they could come in a future budget after the elections next year. I will provide further updates when I have them.
PLANNING CONSULTATION (2025/05507/PA)
Site: 31 Brook Lane, B13 0AA
Proposal: Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to Children's care home (Use Class C2)
Please follow the link to leave any comments:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: 31 Brook Lane, B13 0AA
Proposal: Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to Children's care home (Use Class C2)
Please follow the link to leave any comments:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
PLANNING CONSULTATION (2025/05507/PA)
Site: 31 Brook Lane, B13 0AA
Proposal: Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to Children's care home (Use Class C2)
Please follow the link to leave any comments:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: 31 Brook Lane, B13 0AA
Proposal: Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to Children's care home (Use Class C2)
Please follow the link to leave any comments:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Following the Government's announcement that regional mayors in England will gain the power to introduce tourist taxes, I have written to our West Midlands Mayor, @richardparkerwm.bsky.social to ask for his support delivering one that benefits the city as a whole.
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Following the Government's announcement that regional mayors in England will gain the power to introduce tourist taxes, I have written to our West Midlands Mayor, @richardparkerwm.bsky.social to ask for his support delivering one that benefits the city as a whole.
PLANNING CONSULTATION - 2025/05803/PA
Site: 72 High Street, B14 7JZ
Proposal: Change of use of first and second floors from vacant storage (ancillary to retail) to a 5-bed House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
You can submit comments here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: 72 High Street, B14 7JZ
Proposal: Change of use of first and second floors from vacant storage (ancillary to retail) to a 5-bed House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
You can submit comments here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
PLANNING CONSULTATION - 2025/05803/PA
Site: 72 High Street, B14 7JZ
Proposal: Change of use of first and second floors from vacant storage (ancillary to retail) to a 5-bed House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
You can submit comments here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: 72 High Street, B14 7JZ
Proposal: Change of use of first and second floors from vacant storage (ancillary to retail) to a 5-bed House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
You can submit comments here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Are you concerned about unregulated HMOs? There's still time to fill out our survey if you agree that the Council needs to introduce tighter local licensing and oversight for housing across the city. I will be handing the results in to the City Council in 2 weeks.
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Are you concerned about unregulated HMOs? There's still time to fill out our survey if you agree that the Council needs to introduce tighter local licensing and oversight for housing across the city. I will be handing the results in to the City Council in 2 weeks.
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing
PLANNING CONSULTATION 2025/05882/PA
Site: Sports Direct Fitness, 69 Alcester Road South
Proposal: Change of use from fitness centre (Class E) to open Class E use, external alterations and subdivision of the building into three units
Comment here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: Sports Direct Fitness, 69 Alcester Road South
Proposal: Change of use from fitness centre (Class E) to open Class E use, external alterations and subdivision of the building into three units
Comment here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
PLANNING CONSULTATION 2025/05882/PA
Site: Sports Direct Fitness, 69 Alcester Road South
Proposal: Change of use from fitness centre (Class E) to open Class E use, external alterations and subdivision of the building into three units
Comment here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: Sports Direct Fitness, 69 Alcester Road South
Proposal: Change of use from fitness centre (Class E) to open Class E use, external alterations and subdivision of the building into three units
Comment here:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Measles is rising again in Birmingham. Measles can cause severe illness in small children and even damage a child’s immune system for years so they are likely to get ill from other viruses too.
Your GP can vaccinate you against this highly infectious virus
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Your GP can vaccinate you against this highly infectious virus
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MMR vaccine protects against measles
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November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Measles is rising again in Birmingham. Measles can cause severe illness in small children and even damage a child’s immune system for years so they are likely to get ill from other viruses too.
Your GP can vaccinate you against this highly infectious virus
www.youtube.com/shorts/s4nAP...
Your GP can vaccinate you against this highly infectious virus
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Please sign @asthmaandlung.org.uk's petition calling for stronger #AirPollution limits in the UK.
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
Adopt Ambitious Air Quality Standards into UK Law
🫁 Support our call for urgent clean air action Toxic air isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health emergency. It contributes to lung cancer, worsens asthma and COPD, and harms children’s…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Please sign @asthmaandlung.org.uk's petition calling for stronger #AirPollution limits in the UK.
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Last week I was honoured to attend the Birmingham Pride Community Foundation celebration event, which provides annual grant funding to support LGBT+ groups across the West Midlands - made possible by a ringfenced £2 donation from every Birmingham Pride festival ticket. Almost £20k this year! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Last week I was honoured to attend the Birmingham Pride Community Foundation celebration event, which provides annual grant funding to support LGBT+ groups across the West Midlands - made possible by a ringfenced £2 donation from every Birmingham Pride festival ticket. Almost £20k this year! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Last night, Kings Heath Neighbourhoods' Forum put on a fantastic AGM, with the police, businesses, and community represented.
I spoke about our 'protect local housing' campaign (survey link here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing)
There are plenty of posters left at Kings Heath Community Centre to pick up.
I spoke about our 'protect local housing' campaign (survey link here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing)
There are plenty of posters left at Kings Heath Community Centre to pick up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Last night, Kings Heath Neighbourhoods' Forum put on a fantastic AGM, with the police, businesses, and community represented.
I spoke about our 'protect local housing' campaign (survey link here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing)
There are plenty of posters left at Kings Heath Community Centre to pick up.
I spoke about our 'protect local housing' campaign (survey link here: www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing)
There are plenty of posters left at Kings Heath Community Centre to pick up.
At the November City Council meeting, I handed in a petition from residents in Kings Heath and Moseley (and some in Stirchley), asking the council to investigate residents' parking in roads in and around the reopened train stations and LTN.
You can still sign here:
www.tinyurl.com/MKHParking
You can still sign here:
www.tinyurl.com/MKHParking
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
At the November City Council meeting, I handed in a petition from residents in Kings Heath and Moseley (and some in Stirchley), asking the council to investigate residents' parking in roads in and around the reopened train stations and LTN.
You can still sign here:
www.tinyurl.com/MKHParking
You can still sign here:
www.tinyurl.com/MKHParking
This morning I laid a wreath at Brandwood End Cemetery for Remembrance Sunday. Huge thanks to the Friends Of Brandwood End Cemetery for organising this and much more every year.
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This morning I laid a wreath at Brandwood End Cemetery for Remembrance Sunday. Huge thanks to the Friends Of Brandwood End Cemetery for organising this and much more every year.
It's important, and often vital, to work across different wards with other political parties on big projects, like the LTN. At the November Council meeting I congratulated the new Moseley councillor on his by-election win, and asked Cllr Mills about how we can now work together.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It's important, and often vital, to work across different wards with other political parties on big projects, like the LTN. At the November Council meeting I congratulated the new Moseley councillor on his by-election win, and asked Cllr Mills about how we can now work together.
At the November City Council meeting debate on public transport and the Midland Rail Hub, I spoke about the need for the Bordesley Chords project to allow for more services, cleaner air, and better connectivity in my community and across Birmingham, as well as a train station at Balsall Heath.
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
At the November City Council meeting debate on public transport and the Midland Rail Hub, I spoke about the need for the Bordesley Chords project to allow for more services, cleaner air, and better connectivity in my community and across Birmingham, as well as a train station at Balsall Heath.
At this month's City Council meeting, I asked the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and Families what the Council is doing to implement trauma-informed practice after my motion calling for it was passed two years ago.
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At this month's City Council meeting, I asked the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and Families what the Council is doing to implement trauma-informed practice after my motion calling for it...
At this month's City Council meeting, I asked the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and Families what the Council is doing to implement trauma-informed practice after my motion calling for...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
At this month's City Council meeting, I asked the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, and Families what the Council is doing to implement trauma-informed practice after my motion calling for it was passed two years ago.
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At this month's meeting on City Council, I handed in a petition signed by over 1,000 people calling for a new bus route from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to Heartlands Hospital via Kings Heath. Next step: writing to our mayor.
You can still sign here: www.tinyurl.com/HospitalHopper
You can still sign here: www.tinyurl.com/HospitalHopper
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
At this month's meeting on City Council, I handed in a petition signed by over 1,000 people calling for a new bus route from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to Heartlands Hospital via Kings Heath. Next step: writing to our mayor.
You can still sign here: www.tinyurl.com/HospitalHopper
You can still sign here: www.tinyurl.com/HospitalHopper
PLANNING CONSULTATION 2025/03570/PA
Site: 38 Lifford Close, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6QL
Proposal: Change the use from 4-bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) respite care services (Use Class C2)
Leave your comments through this link:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: 38 Lifford Close, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6QL
Proposal: Change the use from 4-bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) respite care services (Use Class C2)
Leave your comments through this link:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
PLANNING CONSULTATION 2025/03570/PA
Site: 38 Lifford Close, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6QL
Proposal: Change the use from 4-bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) respite care services (Use Class C2)
Leave your comments through this link:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
Site: 38 Lifford Close, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6QL
Proposal: Change the use from 4-bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) respite care services (Use Class C2)
Leave your comments through this link:
eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/Pl...
The West Midlands Combined Authority has launched the Spatial Development Strategy. This will set out the regional framework for housing, infrastructure, and economic growth.
You have until 12 December to have your say and help shape your neighbourhood.
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You have until 12 December to have your say and help shape your neighbourhood.
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Help us make the West Midlands the best place to live, work and visit
This Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) will set out the strategic framework for housing, infrastructure, and economic growth at a regional level.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The West Midlands Combined Authority has launched the Spatial Development Strategy. This will set out the regional framework for housing, infrastructure, and economic growth.
You have until 12 December to have your say and help shape your neighbourhood.
wmsds.commonplace.is#msdynmkt_tra...
You have until 12 December to have your say and help shape your neighbourhood.
wmsds.commonplace.is#msdynmkt_tra...
Brandwood and Kings Heath councillor advice centres are on the first Monday and third Wednesday of the month at Kings Heath Community Centre - except December and August. Please come along if you have any issues you need support with.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Brandwood and Kings Heath councillor advice centres are on the first Monday and third Wednesday of the month at Kings Heath Community Centre - except December and August. Please come along if you have any issues you need support with.
More and more residents are contacting me concerned about the rise of family homes becoming unregulated Supported Exempt Accommodation.
Please fill out our survey if you agree that the Council needs to introduce tighter local licensing and oversight across the city.
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing
Please fill out our survey if you agree that the Council needs to introduce tighter local licensing and oversight across the city.
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
More and more residents are contacting me concerned about the rise of family homes becoming unregulated Supported Exempt Accommodation.
Please fill out our survey if you agree that the Council needs to introduce tighter local licensing and oversight across the city.
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing
Please fill out our survey if you agree that the Council needs to introduce tighter local licensing and oversight across the city.
www.tinyurl.com/MKHHousing