Sector Focus
Mayoral candidates talk environment
A panel featuring three West Midlands mayoral candidates debated the future of the built environment with an audience of civil engineers, planners, architects and surveyors recently. The panellists included
Conservative mayoral candidate Andy Street, UKIP’s Pete Durnell, and Beverley Nielsen, the Lib Democrat candidate. The debate was organised by
various professional bodies, including the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Mr Street supported the importance of the built environment and said: “We should take pride in our built infrastructure at both macro and micro levels.” One of Beverley Nielsen’s key
concerns was the green belt, which she said was a challenge where the politicians should be in tune with public opinion. She added that a ‘collaborative approach’ was necessary to achieve the best for the region. One of Pete Durnell’s concerns
was the amount of money available to deal with the region’s issues, and said: .“I genuinely believe that the new mayor is going to need to fight for every penny of investment, and keep a tight rein on the WMCA.”
Property Transforming Edgbaston
Breathing new life into Edgbaston: How the New Garden Square project might look
Calthorpe Estates have submitted plans for a £300m New Garden Square project in Edgbaston. A planning application has been submitted to Birmingham City Council by regeneration specialist U+I and Calthorpe Estates to redevelop an outdated commercial site, covering around 10 acres on the west side of Birmingham along Hagley Road. The proposed redevelopment could see up to 400
residential apartments, 56,500 square metres of office space, a 100-bed hotel and new bars restaurants and convenience stores created in an area that starts next to the Plough and Harrow on Hagley Road and stretches down towards Francis Road, close to Five Ways. At the heart of the proposal is a large landscaped garden square, comprising a series of interlinked
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gardens and mature trees, which will create attractive public open spaces. There is also new car parking for up to 900 vehicles. Paul Patenall, director at U+I, said: “New Garden Square
is a £300m regeneration project that will transform some tired office buildings in a fabulous location. “If planning is granted we will be looking at
delivering the first phase of the scheme early 2020, which will be perfectly timed around the planned Sprint and Metro extension transport improvements that are scheduled to stop nearby on the Hagley Road.” Ralph Minott, director of development at Calthorpe
Estates, said: “New Garden Square epitomises Calthorpe Estates vision to create thriving communities and the best places to live and work.”
WSP appointed to service 3 Arena Central
World-class: an artist’s impression of the Arena Central development
Birmingham professional services consultancy WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed to deliver a range of multi- disciplinary services by developer Arena Central Development Ltd. Arena Central is a joint venture
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led by Miller Developments, which secured planning consent in November for the third building at the Birmingham city centre development. WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff is
providing a range of consultancy services including structural engineering, geo-environmental investigation, demolition, traffic
and transportation, civil/drainage, rail asset approval, acoustics and fire for the 14-storey 240,782 square feet office development. Alongside the office spaces, 3
Arena Central will include retail space or a restaurant. WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
director Malcolm Davidson said: “The appointment is testament to our long standing relationship with Miller Developments and our expertise in a range of areas relating to engineering and consultancy.” Construction on the nine-acre
site is due to be completed in 2017.
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