Tyseley and Hay Mills Liveable Neighbourhoods project
We have ambitious plans for Birmingham to become a healthier, better connected and thriving city.
With the Council's current financial situation we are exploring many different ways of delivering services. This means rethinking how we work and looking honestly at how we can better support people and places.
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We want to provide value for money while still offering quality services, facilities and pleasant environments for the people of Birmingham.
This pilot is currently focused on the Tyseley and Hay Mills ward. At this local level, we’re working with partners including the Tyseley Strategic Alliance and the Birmingham Inclusive Growth Programme.
We hope the Liveable Neighbourhoods Pilot will help us learn the best ways to reduce economic, health, social and environmental inequalities in the ward. We’ll use what we learn to support other areas of the city.
Project vision and aims
The vision
The project is exploring how to deliver the vision that residents have shared. They want to:
- live in a pleasant, green, safe, healthy, welcoming and inclusive environment
- be within a short walk or cycle of quality services and facilities that meet their daily needs
- get help and support to lead full, healthy, happy and purposeful lives
- have the skills, knowledge, resources and support to make change happen
- work in partnership with public, private and third sector organisations, using their local knowledge to shape their area
The aims
The project aims to work with residents, community groups, businesses and the third sector to create a long-term change strategy. This includes a delivery plan for the local area and a toolkit to help apply learning from the pilot to other parts of the city.
It will explore how planning and development services can work in an integrated way with others to meet local needs and aspirations.
Areas of interest for the Change Strategy and Action Plan include:
- housing, including affordable housing
- public transport (bus and train), walking and cycling routes
- local healthcare services
- nature and the green and blue environment (parks and rivers)
- education
- employment and training opportunities
- shopping centres
- social and cultural spaces and facilities
- the local food economy – healthy and affordable food
- digital services
- a safe and inclusive environment
The challenges
Recent evidence shows that Tyseley and Hay Mills faces several challenges:
- it is in the top 10% of most deprived areas in England, according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation
- it has low access to local services, jobs and digital connectivity
- it scores average to poor in the council’s climate risk and vulnerability assessment
- life expectancy is lower than the Birmingham and national averages
Working with partners
The Tyseley Alliance and local community are already doing great work in the area.
This includes:
- the River Cole Community Commons Project
- the Tyseley Environmental and Enterprise District (TEED) Masterplan
- the West Midlands Local Net Zero Programme
The Liveable Neighbourhoods Project will build on this work to identify gaps in accessibility and help develop the Change Strategy and Action Plan.
Page last updated: 27 February 2025
