Jewellery Quarter
Neighbourhood Plan (NP)
Jewellery Quarter’s Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in July 2023.
The process has concluded and the policies contained within the draft plan will now be applied to all planning applications for the Jewellery Quarter.
Project history
“The Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Plan’s vision is for the Jewellery Quarter to be a successful community of businesses and residents, with jewellery and designing/making at its heart. It will foster a creative approach to conservation whilst demanding the highest quality design for new development, and it will stimulate the vitality of the area by making it easier to get around and giving people areas on to stay.
“This has been written by the community, for the community. It was initiated by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) and has been proudly produced by the Jewellery Quarter community. Ordinary people who work, live and/or represent the Jewellery Quarter, have created and contributed to this Neighbourhood Plan with help from professionals across Birmingham and beyond.”
Jewellery Quarter NP co-chairs Nicola Fleet-Milne and Matthew Bott, January 2023
Jewellery Quarter NP visual identity
Documents and links
Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Plan: go to website.
‘Design in the Jewellery Quarter’: download PDF
Birmingham City Council 'Regulation 16' consultation (now closed): view online
Documents relating to the Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Plan hosted by Birmingham City Council: go to website.
Having a plan in place is just part of the story – elements of the plan will need active interventions on the part of the community, the local planning authority, other organisations, and other key stakeholders. We have led this process for the past seven years, but we will need more involvement from the community going forward…
“It has been hard work so far, but this is where the fun really starts”
— Nicola and Matt, co-chairs (from the Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Planning Forum)