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16-storey tower to make way for new homes

Source: https://www.insidermedia.com

A 16-storey apartment tower in Birmingham could be set to make way for a new residential development after the plans were recommended for approval.The city council is behind the bid to knock down Osborne Tower in Gladstone Street and build 32 homes in its place. The current building contains 92 apartments.Similar plans were approved in 2015 but never implemented and the consent has now expired.All of the flats would be for affordable rent, secured through the Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) housing programme.Birmingham City Council’s planning committee will make a final decision at a meeting on Thursday 9 May.