Contracts signed for City Hospital regeneration

Contracts have been exchanged for the regeneration of Birmingham's former City Hospital site, with plans to build 750 homes there.

Developer Vistry Group has signed an agreement with Homes England on regenerating the area in Dudley Road, and detailed plans are expected later this year.

City Hospital closed its emergency and acute services last year and will relocate remaining facilities to the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick when the lease expires on the site in November.

The building's historical infirmary frontage is to be converted into apartments.

Mike Goulding, development director at Homes England, said more than a third of the new homes would be affordable.

An outline planning permission also includes up to 8,000 sq ft of commercial and community space.

Phil McHugh, managing director of Vistry North West Midlands, said: "This major regeneration scheme will transform a challenging brownfield site into 750 high-quality, mixed tenure homes and new commercial uses."

He said the developer, by working closely with Homes England and Birmingham City Council, could create "a vibrant, sustainable new community", meet housing needs and bring valuable investment into the city.

Jayne Francis, Birmingham City Council's cabinet member for housing, said: "Not only will the scheme deliver a huge number of family homes within a sustainable location but will also look to provide many of these in an affordable form, helping to tackle the need for more homes within the city."

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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