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Land south of Garrison Circus Watery Lane Middleway/Great Barr Street Digbeth Birmingham B9 4HF

Granted Birmingham 2023/04130/PA Full Planning

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Part retention and conversion of Myona Building, demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment for mixed use across four buildings of between 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 37 storeys in height comprising 546 apartments (Use Class C3), 710 units of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis), 851sqm of flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E) with ancillary amenity spaces, external amenity spaces, bicycle storage, landscaping, car parking, alterations to pedestrian and vehicular access and associated works

As published by the council, reference 2023/04130/PA

Application record

Reference
2023/04130/PA
Type
Full Planning
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve subject to Conditions
Received
20 Jun 2023
Validated
27 Jun 2023
Decided
1 May 2024
Ward
Bordesley & Highgate
Postcode
B9 4HF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Birmingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2024/03208/PA Granted

    Land south of Garrison Circus Watery Lane Middleway/Great Barr Street Digbeth Birmingham B9 4HF

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2023/04130/PA to remove references to the number of Use Class C3 residential units, the number of Purpose Built Student Accommodation bed-spaces, the quantum of commercial floorspace and delete reference to specific storey heights quoted in the description of development

    Decided 24 May 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jun 2023

    Received by Birmingham

  2. 27 Jun 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 May 2024

    Decision issued: Approve subject to Conditions

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2024/03208/PA Granted

    Land south of Garrison Circus Watery Lane Middleway/Great Barr Street Digbeth Birmingham B9 4HF

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 2023/04130/PA to remove references to the number of Use Class C3 residential units, the number of Purpose Built Student Accommodation bed-spaces, the quantum of commercial floorspace and delete reference to specific storey heights quoted in the description of development

    Decided 24 May 2024 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

262 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Birmingham granted permission on 1 May 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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