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Campus Busy Bees nursery applies to move to stay open

A West Midlands nursery threatened with closure might be saved if planning officers accept its application to move to a nearby office block.

Busy Bees Nursery at Sutton Coldfield College campus in Great Barr has been informed that its lease, which is due to expire this summer, will not be renewed, as the college has plans to redevelop the site (news, 15 April).

The nursery was originally given until September to find a new home, but this was later cut to the end of August.

The proposal by Busy Bees to convert the first floor of Blakelands House, an office block less than half a mile from the present site, into a nursery is being reviewed by Birmingham City Council. The council will have to decide whether the building is suitable to be used for childcare.

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