Public Notices Birmingham: 5 Birmingham and West Midlands planning updates from the past week

A host of planning applications have taken either a step forward or a step back over the past week.

We have rounded up the top projects that are in various stages of development across the West Midlands, according to the Public Notice Portal and city council across the region.

Here are five key ones from recent weeks:

1. 5,500 home scheme gets green light: Birmingham City Council has approved proposals for works on a regeneration project in Sutton Coldfield. The site is near Walmley and the scheme is aiming to deliver in the region of 5,500 homes, as well asnurseries, primary and secondary schools,and community facilities.
2. University of Wolverhampton: Hybrid planning application submitted for redevelopment of four brownfield sites. Includes space for SMEs, incubation, grow‑on space, larger commercial / advanced manufacturing linked infrastructure. he GIC will connect key assets at the University of Wolverhampton’s Springfield Campus, Science Park, and the i54 advanced manufacturing business park – the country’s most successful Enterprise Zone.
3. Redevelopment of former Clarendon Suites site in Edgbaston; approx £45 million scheme for 165 new homes
4. West Midlands Investment Zone Bid: Proposal to designate Investment Zones that would unlock large‑scale development: tens of thousands of new homes and jobs, and millions of sq metres of commercial / business space.
5. Birmingham - Lloyds Banking Group, 125 Colmore Row: Gather & Gather Ltd has applied to Birmingham City Council for a Premises Licence under the LicensingAct 2003. The proposed licensable activity is: The sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises from 10.00 until 23.00 daily.