Warehouse plans for Star City will see McDonalds go
A BIRMINGHAM McDonald’s could be demolished to make way for a huge industrial complex and hundreds of jobs. The demolition is part of a major redevelopment at Star City that would see a major logistics hub built.
A total of 630 parking spaces including part of a multi-storey car park would also be lost.
Developers Star City Trustee Ltd are proposing “a highquality, modern industrial and logistics development” that would provide hundreds of jobs and help to bring investment to Nechells.
The site, on which Star City was built in the year 2000, was formerly occupied by the coal-powered Nechells Power Station which was built in 1915 and closed in 1982.
In a design and access statement, a representative for the developer Star City said: “The proposed development represents a logical way of making better use of the under-used eastern car park. “With the site bordered by industrial or retail warehouses on two sides, bringing industrial on-site and extending the industrial context is a logical step, which would have a limited impact on the existing leisure facilities.
“The proposals seek to create a high-quality, modern industrial and logistics development that will be attractive to prospective occupiers which will contribute significantly towards one of the council’s key priorities of creating local employment opportunities.
“Moreover, the development will reinvigorate an underutilised part of a popular leisure asset in Birmingham, future-proofing its use.
“The proposal will create between 115 - 258 full-time equivalent (FTE) roles during the operational phase, with further jobs created through the construction period.
“This will contribute towards Birmingham’s Strategy of delivering more jobs over the Local Plan period. “Furthermore, this development will generate significant growth in Nechells Ward, which is one of the city’s most deprived wards.”