Demolition to make way for Digbeth development
An application has been lodged to demolish buildings off Montague Street in Birmingham which could pave the way for a development of around 700 homes.
According to the Curzon HS2 Masterplan, the Banbury Wharf site off Montague Street is part of the Grand Union Canal corridor. The developer, WYG Engineering is applying for permission to demolish and remove asbestos from the site.
Currently it is home to the former Sita waste transfer building – a two storey structure. No ground works are proposed as of yet.
The application said the building had reached “the end of its life” and that demolition works would makeway for a platform on which future developments could be built – although it said the development use is “unknown at this time”. If agreed, work is expected to be completed on site by August 2019.
While there is little detail in the demolition application, it was suggested in the HS2 masterplan that the site could be used for 500-700 homes, and additional residential moorings along the canal.
The housing would cater for people working in Digbeth, and following the proposed Metro extension could be even better connected with the rest of the city.
The masterplan concluded: “The new neighbourhood will be a transition between the high density of the City Centre Core and lower density of the suburbs.
“It will provide a mix of apartments, terraces and courtyard houses that take advantage of the canalside setting, modern architecture and innovative design to create a place that has a strong identity and is highly sustainable.”
WYG have been contacted for further information.
