Editing Sutton Coldfield (section)

==== Merging into Birmingham ====
In 1974, Sutton Coldfield became part of Birmingham when the [[West Midlands (county)|metropolitan county of the West Midlands]] was formed. More recently, areas of the town centre have been pedestrianised.

Plans for the proposed construction of five tower blocks for pensioners at Brassington Avenue in the town centre were abandoned in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/collapse-brassington-avenue-retirement-home-plans/story-28184380-detail/story.html |title="Collapse of Brassington Avenue retirement home plans in Sutton Coldfield confirmed", Sutton Coldfield Observer, published 16 November 2016 |access-date=30 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117152353/http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/Collapse-Brassington-Avenue-retirement-home-plans/story-28184380-detail/story.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

On 1 March 2015, a new Sutton Coldfield parish council was formally incorporated. This handed over [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] powers from Birmingham City Council.