Planning approval for £260m Digbeth development

Birmingham City Council has given planning permission for a £260m mixed-use development in Digbeth.Cole Waterhouse’s planned Upper Trinity Street (UTS) scheme aims to transform five acres of industrial land in Digbeth into a cultural, commercial and residential development.Designed by Corstorphine & Wright, UTS will have 943 new apartments, a 133-bedroom hotel, 60,000 sq ft of flexible commercial space, car parking and a one-acre park.The developer says that it will create 600 jobs during the construction phase and deliver £229.5m gross value added (GVA) to the local economy.If and when funding is secured, the aspiration is to start work in summer 2022. The project will be developed over a number of phases with the first phases completing in 2025.The project team includes architect Corstorphine & Wright, landscape architect Exterior Architecture, planning consultant Barton Willmore, project manager Henry Riley, consulting engineer Renaissance and cultural advisor Jez Collins.