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1. Plans were approved for a new student housing project with over 700 units in 31-storey towers in Birmingham\u2019s city centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2. Development will redevelop a former hospital site, retaining two historic listed buildings.<\/p>\n
3. The project includes the demolition of existing 1990s student housing and the construction of new modern accommodations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
4. 189 build-to-rent apartments to be built along with 707 purpose-built student rooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
5. The Birmingham City Council planning committee recommended approving the project to help meet the demand for student housing.<\/p>\n
The Birmingham City Council\u2019s planning team gave a thumbs up to a massive student housing scheme in the city\u2019s heart. Aventicum and McLaren Property, the developers, are pushing a scheme involving 707 custom-designed student housing units and 189 built-to-let flats on the old hospital site at Queens Hospital Close, Bath Row.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s out with the old \u2013 1990s student flats the developers consider less architecturally significant \u2013 in with the new, plus some refurbishing. Two Grade II listed buildings, formerly part of the Birmingham Accident Hospital, stay put, getting a facelift as part of this project.<\/p>\n
The student housing will be skyscraper style \u2013 hosted in up-to-31-storey towers. The renovated hospital buildings? They\u2019ll be home to community amenities like a caf\u00e9 and gym, open to both students and locals.<\/p>\n
The developers made a pitch: Birmingham\u2019s student numbers are swelling, and the old digs just don\u2019t cut it anymore. The city council agreed in their reports, saying these plans sync with the city centre district\u2019s revival efforts.<\/p>\n
On February 1, 2024, the scheme got the Birmingham City Council planning group\u2019s approval, albeit with some conditions. If all pans out as outlined, the project will introduce hundreds of fresh, purpose-built student pads in a sought-after location close to universities.<\/p>\n
The Birmingham City Council gave a thumbs up to Aventicum and McLaren Property\u2019s idea of a big student housing project. Over 700 shiny new units are planned to pop up in two super-tall 31-story towers on an old hospital ground. They\u2019re keeping two old blocks because they\u2019re memories. The result? An old place gets a stunning makeover in the heart of the city with lots of new rooms created just for students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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