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Martin
Mullaney, Councillor for Moseley & Kings Heath,
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582 Moseley Road and the Standard Committee
On 2nd March 2007, Keith Marsden (owner of Epic Skateboard Park), Martin Mullaney and Ernie Hendricks (cameraman) made a YouTube video about the derelict state of the former tram depot offices at the corner of Moseley Road and Trafalgar Road. This building is statutory listed building.
The owner of this building complained to the Standards Board for England and on the 14th March 2008, Martin and Ernie were found guilty of being disrespectful to the owner by making such a video. Martin was made to remove the video and both were told to either apologise to the owner for being disrespectful or face a one month suspension.
Both Martin and Ernie want to be honest and as open as possible. Both believe that what they did was right, in the public interest and has now forced the Planning departement to take action on this building. In the two years prior to the video, the Planning Department had been ignoring Martin's request for action on this building.
Both believe that the production of this video has helped save an important part of Moseley's heritage.
The following are documents relevant to the creation of the video and afterwards
Findings of the Standards Committee - 14th March 2008
The history of the tram depot front offices, 582 Moseley Road, Moseley
Finding of the Appeal Tribunal - 16th May 2008
Screen shots from the unedited video showing our concerns with the building when the video was made
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Letters to and from Councillor Mullaney to Planning in the 2 years leading up to the creation of the video on 2nd March 2007 Councillor Enquiry mu00526 from Councilor Mullaney to Planning, dated 7th February 2005 - Notifying Planning that building work has begun at 582 moseley Road without one of the planning conditions being satisfied before starting work Reply from Planning to Councillor Enquiry mu00526 - dated 27th March 2007 - a full two years after the original enquiry and all it is is a standard holding letter! Councillor Enquiry mu00642 from Councilor Mullaney to Planning, dated 5th April 2005 - notifying Planning that advertising hoardings have been erected in front of this statutory listed building Reply from Planning to Councillor Enquiry mu00642 - dated 10th June 2005 - letter explains how planning permission for similar advertsing hoardings had been reject in 2002 by Planning AND by a Government Inspector Reply from Planning to Councillor Enquiry mu00642 - dated 20th June 2007 - letter explaining how the advertising hoardings actually didn't need Planning permission (despite the previous refusal) since they will be surrounding a building site. Councillor Enquiry mu00727 from Councilor Mullaney to Planning, dated 11th June 2005 - request to Planning for a Stop Notice to prevent any more building work at 582 Moseley Road Reply from Planning to Councillor Enquiry mu00727 - dated 4th April 2007 - a full two years after the original enquiry claiming all the parking issues have been addressed. This is not true! Councillor Enquiry mu00794 from Councilor Mullaney to Planning, dated 24th July 2005 - question to Plannig as to whether or not the Planning Application on 582 Moseley Road is now void Reply from Planning to Councillor Enquiry mu00794 - dated 27th March 2007 - a full two years after the original enquiry and the doesn't even attempt to answer the orignal enquiry.
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Copies of e-mails from Councillor Mullaney in the days immediately after the creation of the video E-mail to Planning and Chris Hargreaves, Head of Conservation on the 5th March E-mail to English Heritage on the 5th March E-mail to Planning on 8th March 2007 requesting a response to the e-mail on the 5th March E-mail to Building Regulations on 12th March - this followed a complete lack of response from Planning to the 5th March e-mail. I had to telephone Planning to hunt whom to talk to E-mail to Ernie, Emily and Keith Marsden on 15th March following a telephone conversation with Building Regulations
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Letters to and from Councillor Mullaney to Planning after the creation of the video on 2nd March 2007 Councillor Enquiry mu01583 from Councilor Mullaney to Planning, (the enquiry wrongly has the number mu01582 on it) dated 22nd July 2007 - Notifying Planning that a major internal wall and half the 1st floor has been removed without listed building consent. Councillor Enquiry mu01612 from Councilor Mullaney to Planning, dated 21st August 2007 - Notifying Planning that anew concrete ground floor has been inserted in the building 1metre below the level of the original floor - listed building consent has not been obtained. Councillor Enquiry mu01649 from Councilor Mullaney to Planning, dated 13th October 2007 - Objecting to planning application S/05475/07/LBC – 582 Moseley Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B12 9AA - Removal of internal walls, first floor and repositioning of staircase Councillor Enquiry mu01774 from Councillor Mullaney to Planning dated 17th March 2008 - these details my concerns over lack action at 582 Moseley Road Response from Planning to Councillor Enquiry mu01774 - dated 12th May 2008 Councillor Enquiry mu01847 from Councillor Mullaney to Planning dated 19th May 2008 - this is my response to the letter from Planning. I request an investigation into the conduct by Planning
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Other related items Plan of former tram depot, showing where hoardings were in relation to the right of way for the skateboard park
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Letters between the owner of the former tram offices and the solicitors for Modius Limited who own the former tram sheds (now used as a skateboard park) Letter dated 2nd February 2006 in which the solicitor for the former tram offices admits the building needs structural work following recent work inside the building - this was when the foundations had been undermined following excavation work in the cellar Letter dated 14th February 2006 in which the solicitor for the former tram offices admits the building needs stabilising following recent work inside the building |
