Ten sites on 35 plots across Digbeth in Birmingham have been highlighted as investment opportunities in a new prospectus which is targeting growth on the back of the HS2 development at Curzon Street.
Unveiled by Birmingham City Council, the Digbeth Prospectus contains plans for 6,652 new homes and more than 300,000 sq m of commercial floorspace across Digbeth.
The council is seeking development partners, investment partners and occupiers for the sites, which range from pre-planning to advanced planning stages.
A number of plots have outline planning permission, such as New Bond Street, which adjoins the Grand Union Canal and has the potential for up to 762 homes and 2,289 sq m of commercial space.
While others have full planning permission, for example, Typhoo Wharf, the former tea factory where the BBC is relocating its Birmingham HQ to. It has the potential for 2,050 homes, alongside its 83,000 sq m commercial space.
The council is not a major landowner in Digbeth but facilitates in bringing together statutory bodies, public organisations, charities, and the private sector.
Ownership of the sites include Homes England, Latimer Developments, and SAMA Investment Group.
Known as Birmingham’s creative quarter, the area is surrounded by around £11 billion of planned investment in infrastructure and major development over the next decade. This includes Smithfield, the Sports Quarter, Birmingham Knowledge Quarter, and HS2 Curzon Street Station.
Sharon Thompson, deputy leader and cabinet member for economy and skills, said its rapid transformation, fuelled by the BBC’s new broadcast centre and MasterChef studios, would help return the area to a position of national importance.
“By working with partners and stakeholders across the public and private sector we will make sure that Digbeth remains the go-to place for creative individuals and businesses,” she added.
The prospectus forms part of the council’s Our Future City: Central Birmingham Framework 2045 regeneration vision, which plans to provide 10,000 homes in the wider central east area.
The full prospectus can be found on the council’s website.
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