it was created to house up to 50,000 people in 16,000 homes, including several tower blocks, as a Birmingham 'overspill' scheme . The farmland and woodland that Chelmsley Wood was built on were a ...

So in November 1963, despite fierce opposition from parish councils in Solihull, Birmingham City Council decided to build the Chelmsley Wood estate. READ MORE: Solihull woman's life changed in an ...