Plans to upgrade the run-down precinct have suffered a number of delays, with residents frustrated by a lack of news.
Now a planning brief has been prepared, including details of the multi-million pound scheme, and this will be presented to the council's cabinet on Thursday.
Subject to their approval, a four-week consultation will follow.
Although there is still a way to go before construction work can start, with a planning application needing to be submitted, considered and approved.
The council report admits that the current Parade, which was built in the 1960s, has deteriorated over the decades. The buildings are described as "dated, poor quality, and not fit for purpose."
Two years ago it was agreed that a wholesale demolition of the site was the best way forward, with little support locally for a more modest refurbishment.
While it was always intended to redevelop the area as part of the wider North Solihull Regeneration, securing funding has proven difficult and the plans have been pushed back several times.
The condition of the shopping area - including concerns about anti social behaviour - was one of the main concerns raised at a public meeting at Seeds of Hope in 2017.
Seeing similar village centres started and finished at nearby Chelmund's Court and North Arran Way has added to the anger in Kingshurst.
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