Local identity
Localism
Localism in Birmingham aims to improve service delivery in neighbourhoods and bend the organisational culture of the council and the wider public sector towards neighbourhood priorities and needs.
Find out more about our Localism policy and how we are working with neighbourhoods.
Design
TheBuilding Better, Building Beautiful Commission set out their aspirations to embed high quality design and natural beauty into local centres.
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Historic Centres and Historic Buildings
The challenges facing retail are impacting on historic town centres and high streets.
provides advice on how local planning authorities, owners, retailers, developers, local communities and other interested parties can respond to protect both the vitality and historic character of centres.
Improving a shopfront
Appropriately designed shopfronts and their continued maintenance have a great impact on the attractiveness of a centre.
Undertaking improvements to a shopfront may require planning permission. It is always good to get advice from our Development Management Team.