2,000 canalside homes planned for bus station site
UP to 2,000 new homes could be built as part of a major canalside mixed-use regeneration project in Birmingham city centre. London-based developer Hub has unveiled its plans for a six-acre site in Digbeth after agreeing a land deal last year with transport group National Express.
The site, in Adderley Street, currently houses a bus garage but National Express is planning to relocate to a new purpose-built facility to accommodate its next generation of electric vehicles.
Hub has now lodged plans with Birmingham City Council to build up to 2,000 units for both sale and rent, co-living and student accommodation.
There will also be creative, leisure and shop space and more than two acres of landscaping fronting onto the neighbouring Grand Union Canal at the Bordesley
Junction. The site will be connected to the city centre and HS2 via the nearby ‘Eastside’ extension of the West Midlands Metro network.
The project is Hub’s first outside of the South East.
Managing director Damien Sharkey said: “We have worked very closely with the local authority, local community and other stakeholders over the past 15 months to ensure that our proposed plans will support Digbeth’s long-term evolution.
“We are excited to have submitted plans for our first regeneration project in Birmingham, one of the UKs most creative and lively neighbourhoods.”
Adam Cook, UK property director at Digbeth-based National Express, added: “This development gives us a fantastic opportunity to relocate to new, purpose-built facilities as we move towards an all-electric fleet over the next ten years.
“The new garages will provide state-of-the-art engineering and operations facilities in locations that are aligned to our network, improving the efficiency and environmental impact of these essential services.”
The regeneration has been designed by architecture practice Shedkm with additional consultancy from Glenn Howells and Maccreanor Lavington.