Birmingham approves Galliard’s £165m canal scheme
Birmingham City Council has approved plans to build more than 750 new homes on a derelict site on Birmingham’s Main Line Canal.
Joint venture partners Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital’s proposed scheme at Soho Loop was given the green light by planning chiefs at today’s planning committee meeting.
The decision paves the way for the £165m urban regeneration scheme, which will comprise 102 two and three-bedroom townhouses and 650 one and two-bedroom flats, more than 10,000 sq ft of commercial space, public realm, parks and gardens, and shared amenity spaces.
Birmingham City Council has approved plans to build more than 750 new homes on a derelict site on Birmingham’s Main Line Canal.
Joint venture partners Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital’s proposed scheme at Soho Loop was given the green light by planning chiefs at today’s planning committee meeting.
The decision paves the way for the £165m urban regeneration scheme, which will comprise 102 two and three-bedroom townhouses and 650 one and two-bedroom flats, more than 10,000 sq ft of commercial space, public realm, parks and gardens, and shared amenity spaces.
Pedestrian, cycle and vehicle routes will also be created, with a new canal bridge connecting the area to the existing towpath to provide a direct route into the city centre.
Called Soho Wharf, the scheme has been designed and master-planned by Claridge Architects, which worked with the joint venture partnership on its Timber Yard development in Southside.
Stephen Conway, executive chairman of Galliard Homes, said: “Our vision for Soho Wharf is to deliver a residential-led, mixed-use scheme that will be truly transformative for Birmingham.
“The approved scheme forms part of the Greater Icknield Masterplan, the largest brownfield housing-led redevelopment framework within Birmingham, and is therefore strategically important for the long-term regeneration of the area, which is already undergoing major change.”
The development is located on a 11.7-acre site on Dudley Road, opposite Birmingham City Hospital, bound by Spring Hill and Western Road, and the Main Line Canal.
The jv between Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital was formed in 2016, with the aim of acquiring brownfield sites in the West Midlands to provide quality mixed-use schemes. The partnership has already amassed a sizeable portfolio, with five sites in Birmingham with a gross development value in excess of £500m
In addition to Soho Wharf, the sites include Timber Yard in Southside, St Paul’s Quarter in the Jewellery Quarter, Belgrave Middleway, and B1 Summer Hill Way.
Soho Wharf will start on site immediately.
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