Developer gets green light for Aston industrial scheme

Property company Key Land Capital has been given the green light for a development of small industrial units near Birmingham city centre.A planning application to redevelop the site of Kestrel House, at Aston Brook Street East, in Aston, has been approved by Birmingham City CouncilKey Land Capital acquired Kestrel House, a 16,600 sq ft unit on a 0.42 acres site for £700,000, last year. he plans include seven new-build, class E and B2-use small industrial units. The company hopes to start work on site in early 2022.Kestrel House is the former headquarters of Hobday, which traded as e-shopfitting, wholesalers of shop fittings and sign equipment. The three-storey property was originally built in 1900 and comprises a variety of buildings, which have been acquired and adapted over time. It includes a showroom, stores and offices and links to adjacent warehousing, workshops and outbuildings.