26-05-2025
Traffic concerns over plan to convert club into 'community and prayer facility'
Concerns have been expressed over a planning application to turn a members' club into a 'community and prayer facility'.
The Tyseley and Hay Mills Liberal Democrat group is strongly opposing proposals to convert the Scanlon's Club on Spring Road, Tyseley, for religious use.
The application did not give any details on parking or management, leading to fears about traffic particularly during the school rush.
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The group urged anyone with worries to submit them to birmingham-city-council>Birmingham City Council before May 30.
The group said: " A planning application has been submitted (2025/01386/PA) to convert the former Scanlon's Club to "Community and Prayer Facilities".
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"The planning application says this would operate between 5am and midnight, seven days a week.
"The application also says no changes will be made in terms of access to the site and no parking will be provided.
"We are very concerned about the potential impact of this proposed development on traffic on Spring Road and the knock on impact on residents and groups, such as the local 260th Scouts (who are based to the rear of Scanlon's) and anyone using the Spring Road / Shaftmoor Lane / Olton Boulevard East / Summer Road junction.
"This is a very busy area and becomes very heavily congested at the start and end of the school day with parents dropping off children at the local girls grammar school.
"Scanlon's didn't have much impact as it tended to operate in the evenings however this new use would be during the day and would likely be very busy at prayer times, especially on Fridays.
"There is no statement on the planning application saying how the use of the facility would be managed and how traffic issues would be mitigated so one can only assume this has not been considered."
A decision on the application will be made in the near future.
