Sama’s Brickworks scheme approved
Sama Investment Group has won planning permission for a block of 85 flats on a brownfield site beside the Grand Union Canal in Birmingham.
The Brickworks Canalside development, fronting onto Watery Lane Middleway and Bolton Street in the city’s historic Digbeth quarter, is expected to be completed in 2026.
It will include a communal gym, 144 cycle storage spaces, and 400 sq ft of communal office space. A living wall on the southern edge has been incorporated for biodiversity and there will be more than 3,000 sq ft of roof terraces across two rooftops.
Sama Investment Group has won planning permission for a block of 85 flats on a brownfield site beside the Grand Union Canal in Birmingham.
The Brickworks Canalside development, fronting onto Watery Lane Middleway and Bolton Street in the city’s historic Digbeth quarter, is expected to be completed in 2026.
It will include a communal gym, 144 cycle storage spaces, and 400 sq ft of communal office space. A living wall on the southern edge has been incorporated for biodiversity and there will be more than 3,000 sq ft of roof terraces across two rooftops.
Sama’s scheme takes its name from the brick factory which historically existed opposite the site.
Bilal Ahmed, co-founder and chairman of the Shariah-compliant investment group, said: “We are seeking to breathe life into one of the most underused sites in Birmingham city centre. Our approved Brickworks Canalside scheme on Watery Lane means we can resurrect this derelict plot of land with much-needed new homes in a modern, communally-friendly building. We hope it will also encourage more activity along this historic section of the Grand Union Canal.”
The Watery Lane development is in line with Birmingham City Council’s Big City Plan, which aims to create more than 5,000 new homes while also improving connectivity across the city.
Sama’s Watery Lane site is a 13-minute walk to the HS2 on Curzon Street, and a 15-minute walk to the forthcoming Birmingham Eastside Metro extension.
The 0.4-acre Brickworks site is currently used for car sales. The area, popularised in the television drama Peaky Blinders, was historically associated with Birmingham’s street gangs.
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