Thank for drawing attention to this. As far as I know, permission was granted on 22.2.07. (It was, initially, refused pending a site visit. There was a further Planning Committee meeting after that, on 22.2.07, which made the final decision.) I understand that there was a requirement that a sum of money, £10,000, be paid before the applicants could procede with the plan. I do not think this would have been difficult for E. H. Smith, who are a very big company – see http://www.ehsmith.co.uk/ I suspect that the permission was not acted on for other reasons, including the recession. The statement acompanying the new application also says that the previous application was granted, and they are clearly hoping to capitalise on that fact. That statement is now on this website, under the new posting on 42-44 Flint Green Road, the other application documents are also there, as is a link to a new set of pictures of the buildings and land in question, on Fickr. This planning proposal will be discussed at the next Focus Group meeting (Monday, 28.9.09 at 7.30 pm – Hopkins Room at Acocks Green Methodist Church – Botteville Road entrance.) I understand that the proposal is now due to be discussed by other local groups in the area, including Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum. We are hoping to be able to work with other groups.

I think you probably mean 42-4 Flint Green Road? I’m afraid there was a plan submitted in 2007 which was approved, 22.2.07, according to my records. This was despite widespread and bitter opposition from local people. The frontages will be retained. There will be flats built behind. We got a few modifications through, and various measures were, finally, put in place to deal with the traffic. 13A Arden (Not very interesting in itself, a sixties bungalow in the back garden of 44 Flint Green) has already been demolished, as people probably realise. We we await further developments. I understand that Arden Road is likely to be in any Conservation area we get. Hopefully that will stop more ‘rot’ and hopefully there will still be some of old Acocks Green standing when we get the Conservation Area order!