Birmingham Eastside Extension Inquiry

An extension to the Birmingham tram line has been proposed for the Eastside regeneration area.  To develop this route, a Transport and Works Act Order was submitted in October 2016.  The Promoter is the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).  Martin Whitehead, a Chartered Civil Engineer, was appointed to conduct the Inquiry, which was held on 22-23 November 2017.  Following the close of the Inquiry the Inspector is now in the process of writing his report, which will be submitted to the Secretary of State to make the decision. 

 
 The Inquiry closed on Thursday 23 Nov 2017 and the Inspector is in the process of writing his report.  This website will no longer be updated.  For all progress updates, please go to the Midland Metro Alliance website 

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Proposed route

For information about the proposed route and background information, please go to the Midland Metro Alliance webpage.​

Inquiry documents

All documents relating to the Inquiry are available to view here.  Visit this page to see who's objected and view the List of Inquiry Documents.
Downloads available from the Index of Documents.

​Who's who

Inspector: Martin Whitehead LLB, BSc, C.Eng, MICE
​Programme Officer: Melanie Owen-Roberts BA(Hons)

Inquiry programme

The Inquiry was held on 22-23 November 2017.   Read more.

Inquiry venue

The Inquiry was held at the Priory Rooms in the centre of Birmingham. Full details and directions.

 View & download all Inquiry documents from the Index of Documents 

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​Melanie Owen-Roberts