Birmingham Friends of the Earth is keeping a close eye on supermarket developments and local shop closures around the city. Our latest list of supermarket threats is here.
Planning Permission Granted / Supermarket certain to open
| Yardley | Tesco | Planning permission given. | |
| Hodge Hill | Tesco | Planning permission given. | |
| Stirchley | Tesco | Planning permission given. Possibility of an appeal. This development is of huge threat to the Co-operative’s flagship store in the area. | |
| Hall Green | Tesco | Opening an Express store near to Robin Hood Island. Clearly supermarkets are far from complementing the High St but taking over it. | |
| Chelmsley Wood | ASDA | Being built as part of the town centre’s redevelopment. | |
| Attwood Green/ Lea Bank | ? | New development – Supermarket to be built. Current wranglings about whether ASDA or Tesco to be given the green light. | |
| Sheldon | ALDI | Granted planning permission for a development in the middle of the A45 Coventry Road. | |
| Kings Heath | Tesco | Alcester Lanes End – Tesco Express to open soon. | |
| Hagley Road | Tesco | Tesco Express to open soon (between Norfolk Road junction, before Bearwood). |
Pending/ in the pipeline
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Shirley |
ASDA | After many years of pushing, set to develop as part of the Heart of Shirley project, which will take up part of Shirley Park. | |
| Longbridge | ? | The City’s plan for the area’s redevelopment includes a new supermarket. | |
| Harborne Road | ? | Outline planning permission given for supermarket near to Five Ways Island as part of the huge Edgbaston Galleries development. |
Possible future stores
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Quinton |
Netto | Keen to build. Quinton Labour Party campaigning against it, although they worked to encourage Tesco to the ward. Edgars Greengrocers (Hampton Court Road) are closing down due to ‘supermarket competition’. | |
| Eastside | ? | Proposal for supermarket as part of Masshouse Development in Eastside. No plans yet submitted. | |
| Spring Hill | Tesco | Icknield Street. Land owned by Tesco – status unknown. |
Unlikely to succeed
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Bartley Green |
ASDA | Have their eye on the Barnes Hill site. Unlikely to succeed. | |
| Selly Oak | ASDA | ASDA would like to build opposite Battery Retail Park. Unlikely to succeed. |
