Birmingham's Growth Agenda Presentation first shown at MIPIM 2014

1. Sir Albert Bore
Leader, Birmingham City Council

2. Birmingham’s Growth Agenda
Planning to 2031 and Beyond
Waheed Nazir
Director of Planning and Regeneration
Birmingham City Council

3.  150,000 additional people
 80,000 households
 Over 100,000 new jobs needed
 407 ha of employment land
required
Birmingham’s growth challenge - 2031

4.  51,100 additional homes
 270,000 sq. m. retail
 745,000 sq. m. office
 253 ha employment land
Responding to the challenge

6.  Planning for:
- 12,800 new homes
- 700,000 sq.m. office
- 160,000 sq.m. retail
 Strengthen role as visitor and
business destination
 Five areas of transformation
 Improved public realm and
network of open spaces
Growth

7. The Areas of Transformation
Supporting growth of the City Core to deliver transformational change

8. The Enterprise Zone

9.  £600 million redevelopment
 21st
Century transport hub,
providing 150% increase in
passenger capacity
 £2bn wider economic benefits
and 10,000 jobs
 2013 - Phase 1 complete with
new concourse open
 2015 - Phase 2 complete and
station fully opens
New Street Station

10.  £129 million Metro line
 Connecting Central Business
District with New Street Station
 Service every 6 minutes
 2015 - Completion of extension
 Future £25m phase funded by
EZ to extend onto Westside
area
Metro extension

11.  £188 million new Library opened
in 2013
 Linking with existing REP
Theatre to create a cultural hub
 More than three million visitors a
year
 Biggest library in Western
Europe
 Helping unlock major
development site
The Library of Birmingham

12.  Mixed use office led scheme
with circa 180,000 sq. m.
floorspace
 Over 6000 (net) jobs
 £83.4m of EZ Investment
 £500m investment value
Paradise Circus

13.  143 direct connections including
links to growth markets such as
China, India, Dubai and South
America.
 £65m programme of
improvements will significantly
enhance capacity and open up
more routes worldwide.
 Runway extension due to
complete 2014
Birmingham Airport

14.  London to Birmingham in 49
minutes
 Terminus in the City Centre
 Construction starts 2017
 First passenger service 2026
High Speed Rail (HS2)

15.  Six Economic Zones:
- The Enterprise Zone – City
Centre
- Advanced Manufacturing
Hub – Aston
- Life Sciences Campus –
Selly Oak
- The Food Hub – Witton
- ITEC Park – Longbridge
 Portfolio of employment land
Supporting economic development

16.  80 ha site
 Focus on large scale investment
predominately advanced
manufacturing
 Allocation in pre-submission
Birmingham Development Plan
Peddimore – Expanding space for employment

17.  Over 1000 sites across the City
 Capacity to deliver 45,000
homes
 More space needed - proposed
urban extension
Providing for the new houses

18. Key housing growth areas
 Greater Icknield – 3,000 new homes
 Aston, Newtown and Lozells – 700 new homes, 10,000 sq.m. office and 20,000
sq.m. retail
 Bordesley Park – 750 new homes
 Eastern Triangle – 1,000 new homes
 Selly Oak and South Edgbaston – 700 new homes, 25,000 sq.m. retail and
10,000 sq.m. office
 Longbridge – 1,450 new homes, 13,500 sq.m. retail and 10,000 sq.m. office

19.  6,000 new homes
 Creating a new community with
supporting infrastructure and
facilities
 Allocation in pre-submission
Birmingham Development Plan
Langley – Sustainable Urban Extension

20. THE INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABLE TODAY

21. Icknield Port Loop

22.  Site area:
- 27 hectares
 Uses:
- 1150 homes
- 6,960 sq. m. of retail and
commercial floorspace
- Hotel
- Swimming Pool
 Planning status:
- Outline Planning Consent in
place
The Scheme

23.  Limited Liability Partnership
(LLP) to be formed 2014
 A Private Sector Development
Partner is required to take 50%
share in the partnership
The Opportunity to Invest

24. Former Selly Oak Hospital

25.  Site area:
- 18 hectares
 Uses:
- 650 homes
- Ancillary retail and
commercial floorspace
 Planning status:
- Outline Planning Consent in
place
The Scheme

26.  NHS Foundation Trust requires
development partner in
September 2014
 Private sector partner to provide
investment to enable delivery
The Opportunity to Invest

27. More to come….

29. Thank You