700-home Birmingham scheme set for green light

2023-08-15T14:15:00

Pressworks proposals include 23-storey tower on edge of city centre

A 711-home development on the edge of Birmingham city centre is being recommended for approval at a council meeting later today.

The Pressworks scheme, designed by Glancy Nicholls Architects for developer Prosperity Developments, covers a 1.2ha chunk of Birmingham’s Smithfield Masterplan area and includes a 23-storey tower and other blocks of up to 11 storeys in height. The scheme would also deliver 2,099sq m of new commercial space.

The developer has proposed that 10% of the new homes delivered as part of the scheme will be “affordable”, well below Birmingham’s current target of 35%.

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