Stadium revamp as part of £85m design for flats
AMAJOR new entrance to Edgbaston cricket stadium and 370 new apartments are to be built as part of an £85 million development.
Developers are planning to build 374 flats next to Edgbaston Stadium whose public areas are also set to undergo a facelift.
Artist’s impressions reveak how the apartments will look as well as a new entrance plaza and reconfigured car park at the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
The residential element, which will be available to rent only, will be built on an overflow car park at the corner of Pershore Road and Edgbaston Road over a series of connected blocks, ranging from five to 16 storeys.
It will have 97 studios and 90 onebedroom, 170 two-bedroom and 17 three-bedroom units and will be called ‘The Residences at Edgbaston’.
There will also be ground floor shops, a gym, new landscaping and parking.
A planning application lodged jointly by the club and the UK arm of German property investment group Patrizia is currently being considered by officers at Birmingham City Council.
Documents prepared by the project’s London-based designer Wilson Owens Owens Architects said: “The proposed development presents an exciting opportunity to deliver a high-quality, residential-led, mixeduse development while transforming the arrival experience for visitors to Edgbaston Stadium.
“The site has an identity derived from its unique location adjacent to a world-famous sporting venue.
“This unique position requires a design which recognises its context and the specific opportunities which the site presents.
“The improvements to the stadium have been designed to transform this major sporting venue, to reflect the status and identity of Warwickshire CCC, provide a more holistic visitor experience and improve accessibility and circulation throughout the site.
“The design of the proposed development represents an exciting opportunity regenerate underutilised land while contributing to the need for additional homes in Birmingham.”