£165m plan for canalside homes
750 flats and houses revealed for major development near city centre
A£165 million canalside regeneration will see 750 new houses and apartments built in Birmingham.
Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital bought the Soho Loop site in 2017 and have now submitted proposals for its long-awaited redevelopment.
The ‘Soho Wharf ’ scheme will transform a 12-acre site off Dudley Road, opposite City Hospital, and feature a waterfront on the adjoining Main Line Canal. The developers will build 106 townhouses and 650 apartments to attract both families and young professionals, alongside shops, and public gardens. The plan also includes cycle routes bridge to the towpath.
Soho Loop forms part of the Greater Icknield Masterplan, the largest brownfield housing redevelopment within Birmingham which also includes nearby Port Loop next to Edgbaston Reservoir.
Claridge Architects, which worked with the developers on its Timber Yard apartments near the Hippodrome theatre, has designed the Soho Wharf scheme.
Stephen Conway, executive chairman of Galliard Homes, said: “Soho Wharf is one of the most exciting regeneration opportunities in Birmingham, transforming what is currently a derelict industrial site, just a short walk along the canal from the city centre, into a thriving residential
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a community and local hub for leisure and lifestyle amenities for the public.
“As one of the most anticipated mixed-use schemes in the city, we are excited to be bringing our placemaking and regeneration expertise to such an important site and helping to deliver on the council’s ambitions to create more homes and attractive places to live for the people of Birmingham.”
Part of the Soho Wharf site was originally occupied by a large glasshouse in the late 18th century and was known as Park Glass House.
The building was constructed by local glass cutter Isaac Hawker to transport his products along the canal but these were demolished in the 1870s and replaced by silverworks.