Kings Heath and Moseley

We are making changes to reduce traffic in residential areas of Kings Heath and Moseley.

Our aim is to make it safer and easier for people to walk and cycle. We also want to create nicer spaces for children to play and for neighbours to spend time outside.

We delivered the first phase of this scheme in 2020, with plans to develop the second phase to cover a wider area. Since then, work has been ongoing.

In autumn 2025 we completed a statutory consultation on the Traffic Regulation Orders for the designed scheme.

Update – 10 March 2026

On Tuesday 17 March, the council’s Cabinet Committee will consider a revised approach to Places for People in Kings Heath and Moseley.

View the revised report for Kings Heath and Moseley

The statutory consultation on Traffic Regulations Orders (TROs), the legal documents required to make changes to the roads, last year identified 4 key issues with the plans for the area to the east of the A435 (Kings Heath High Street) which needed further investigation.

Our work concluded that we cannot fix these with simple changes to the design and we need to take a step back and consider different ways to tackle the problems caused by motor vehicles on these streets.

It is clear that many residents remain distressed by the large number of people driving through the area and the risks this can pose to people walking, especially children.

The report therefore sets out a revised approach, which includes progressing some parts of the project with modifications, and taking a step back to consider different solutions to the east of the A435.

The report regroups work into 4 projects, all of which will be subject to further approvals through the council’s governance process.

Project 1

To the west of Kings Heath High Street (the Vicarage Road side), we plan to make some changes to the proposed road layout and proceed.

There are currently modal filters in place which mean you can drive into the area for access, but you cannot drive through from one side to the other. This will still be the case, but the layout within the area will be different and the modal filters will be built from more permanent materials and with bollards which are harder to vandalise.

The next step will be a statutory consultation on a new TRO. This will be similar to the one published last year, but with some changes as a result of consultation responses.

Project 2

We still plan to reduce the speed limit to a consistent 20mph.

Most roads are already 20mph, but we still need to lower the limit on a few roads at the edge of the area.

Speed limits were not included in the TRO consultation last year, so the next step will be a statutory consultation on a new 20mph speed limit TRO.

Project 3

We still plan to introduce traffic calming and a zebra crossing on Billesley Lane.

This requires a small change to parking on Billesley Lane, so the next step will be a statutory consultation on a new TRO to allow this.

These changes were included in the TRO consultation last year, but because we are not taking forward the other changes in the parking TRO, it is clearer to repeat the consultation with just the Billesley Lane changes.

Project 4

To the east of the A435, Kings Heath High Street, we will gather some more data, particularly about on-street parking, and will work on a new scheme, using a Healthy Streets approach.

We recognise that a scheme to prevent motor vehicles cutting through the area is extremely challenging in this area, but the revised approach will still focus on:

• discouraging through traffic
• creating spaces which feel safer for everyone

The modal filters on School Road, Poplar Road and Cambridge Road will remain in place while this work is done and their future will be determined as part of the new scheme.

View the plan – summarising the revised approach

The plan below is not accessible. If you need help understanding it, email connected@birmingham.gov.uk and an officer will explain it to you.

View all documents and data related to the Kings Heath and Moseley Places for People scheme

• Cabinet report – January 2023
• Cabinet report – July 2025
• View Telraam traffic monitoring in Kings Heath and Moseley
• View the map of the Air Quality Diffusion Tubes in Kings Heath and Moseley in real-time

Page last updated: 10 March 2026