Built Environment Networking Blog: West Midlands News

130-bed PBSA project approved in Coventry

Sama Investment Group, a Birmingham-based developer and investor, has seen plans for 130 student beds at the edge of Coventry city centre approved by councillors.  The development, known as Charter House, will see an industrial site on Charterhouse Road transformed to deliver a new student accommodation scheme across four and six storey buildings. This is […]

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711-Home Birmingham Development Poised for Approval

Glancy Nicholls Architects has unveiled proposals for an impressive 711-home development situated on the edge of Birmingham city centre. The Pressworks scheme, crafted for Prosperity Developments, is set to be a significant addition to Birmingham’s Smithfield Masterplan area. The development encompasses a 1.2-hectare site and boasts a standout 23-storey tower, complemented by other blocks reaching […]

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Arden Cross unveils major medtech campus plans at HS2 site

Arden Cross Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with both University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and the University of Warwick to explore opportunities for creating a new Medical & Technology Campus to deliver world-beating innovation in healthcare as part of the £3.2 billion Arden Cross development. This crucial next step in bringing the Arden […]

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Aston Villa unveils new CGIs of Villa Park redevelopment

Aston Villa has released a host of new CGI images to illustrate their vision for the future of Villa Park. This comes as the club announces that they will submit a planning application for the redevelopment and expansion of the stadium at the end of August 2022. The £100m first phase plans will pave the […]

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Avant Homes submits plans for £19m development in Coventry

Housebuilder Avant Homes has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on a 4.71-acre site in Allesley, Coventry, to deliver a £18.8m, 60-home development. The proposed development, which will be called Allesley Heights, is located off Birmingham Road will comprise a mix of one-bedroom apartments and two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. If given the go ahead by […]

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Aver acquires Trebor Developments M6 industrial scheme

Trebor Developments and Seddon Developments have sold their Prime Point 14 speculative, industrial, development to Aver Property Limited Partnership.  The site lies one minute from Junction 14 on the M6 Motorway. The two units of 66,628 sq ft and 76,742 sq ft will be constructed during 2022 by Seddon Construction Limited and provide high quality, […]

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Aviva Investors and Packaged Living to develop 195 homes

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), and Packaged Living, the specialist UK Build-to-Rent developer, announce they have completed a deal to acquire and develop 195 homes in the West Midlands town of Telford, Shropshire. It is the first investment made since the two firms announced a partnership (‘The Partnership’) in […]

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Aviva Investors provides forward funding for new student village complex at Staffordshire University

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has agreed to acquire and forward fund a fully amortising lease for the creation of a new student village at Staffordshire University. The investment has been made on behalf of Aviva’s Insurance, Wealth and Retirement business, with Aviva Investors providing forward funding via […]

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