Soho Wharf approved by Birmingham City Council

Approval has recently been granted by the Birmingham City Council for the property development companies Galliard and Apsley to build a 752-home residential development on Soho Wharf in Birmingham.

Specifically, the Soho Wharf development will be constructed on a stretch of derelict land on Dudley Road, adjacent to the Birmingham Main Line Canal and opposite the Birmingham City Hospital, and will offer 102 two-to-three bedroom apartments as well as 650 one-to-two bedroom apartments in addition to 100,000sq ft of commercial space.

Furthermore, the development has cost a total sum of £165M and is set to see to the improvement of new public realm parks, gardens, shared amenity space, new pedestrian pathways, cycleways, and vehicle routes.

The Executive Chairman of Galliard Homes, Stephen Conway stated: “Our vision for Soho Wharf is to deliver a residential-led, mixed-use scheme that will be truly transformative for Birmingham. We are pleased the council shares our vision for the site.

“The approved scheme forms part of the Greater Icknield Masterplan, the largest brownfield housing-led redevelopment framework within Birmingham and is therefore strategically important for the long-term regeneration of the area, which is already undergoing major change.

“Soho Wharf is the next big development opportunity and with planning now in place we are excited to be bringing the project forward and helping the council achieve its ambition of creating more homes and attractive places to live for the people of Birmingham.”

The Director of Apsley House Capital, Robin Norstrom added: “Throughout history, the site has played an important part in the development of the city, through the provision of jobs at the factories and the homes that once occupied the site.

“Strategically located between Edgbaston and Jewellery Quarter, Soho Wharf will be the start of a new chapter, bringing the site back to life and enhancing the local area with a design-led urban scheme that provides a mix of homes, commercial space, amenities and public realm.”

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