Liam met with representatives from Central Networks and local residents this week to put forward concerns about the disruption that a new energy sub station in Shard End is causing.

The Hodge Hill MP was outraged that designers from Birmingham City Council who had worked with Central Networks had not consulted with local residents about the fencing for the site.

Resident Sheila Bowcott said:

“It is awful, for four years there has been heavy machinery, rats and traffic chaos. We can't take it any more. To add insult to injury, my back garden looks out onto the back of the site where they have erected ugly industrial fences while the front has been fenced nicely to blend into the residential area.”

Liam said:

“It is outrageous that residents who have lived in these houses nearly all their lives are ignored.”

Liam won assurances from the company that the fencing would be reassessed and that they would do something about the rats forced from the site.

Director of Central Networks, Phil Wilson, apologised for the inconvenience the works had caused. He also stressed the importance of the work being completed to a high standard to ensure the future of energy distribution in the area.

Both Liam and Sheila were assured by the company's director that the heavy work would be completed by August this year enabling landscaping of the area in September.