Plans submitted for new sustainable urban neighbourhood at Birmingham Goods Station

14/11/24

Plans for the Goods Station have been evolving over the last two years as urban regeneration specialist Vita Group has carefully shaped its proposals for Birmingham's Goods Station through extensive engagement with the local community, key stakeholders and Birmingham City Council.

A detailed planning application has now been submitted for the redevelopment of the former Axis Square site which has laid vacant for a number of years with the vision to deliver a new sustainable urban neighbourhood on this key gateway to the Westside district of Birmingham.

At the heart of the proposal for Goods Station, five new buildings designed by award winning architect SimpsonHaugh, set around a new urban garden which establishes a fully accessible route from Navigation Street to Holliday Street.

The masterplan will include three residential buildings creating 990 new homes, a 221-room serviced apartment building and a PBSA plot delivered under Vita Group's House of Social brand which also includes a 17,000sqft public food hall that will celebrate the city's emerging food scene with independent kitchens showcasing their culinary concepts.

If approved, the socio-economic benefits of the site for the city (and the wider region) are significant.

In its construction phase alone, the regeneration of the site is expected to create circa 485 jobs in the West Midlands and will contribute circa £245 million to the local economy.

Once complete, the Goods Station will continue to benefit the city, creating around 185 jobs on-site, generating £2.4 million additional council tax for the city and adding circa £7.8 million Birmingham's economy each year.

If the plans are successful, Vita Group will look to break ground in the Autumn of 2025.

Jon Weston, Development Director at Vita Group said: "Over the past two years we've been working closely with Birmingham City Council, key stakeholders, and the local community to shape the future of this key strategic site, completely transforming a vacant brownfield site into a new, sustainable urban neighbourhood.

"The Goods Station has the opportunity to be an important catalyst for change in the city, creating new homes and jobs, while adding to the city's expanding cultural and hospitality sector creating a new vibrant neighbourhood with significant social and economic benefits."

Source: Plans submitted for Birmingham neighbourhood, Goods Station