City law firm appointed to advise on UK Central development

One of Birmingham’s largest law firms has been appointed as legal advisor to one of the Midlands’ most important development projects.

Gowling WLG has been selected by The Arden Cross Consortium, which comprises landowners Birmingham City Council, Packington Estate, Coleshill Estate and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

Adjacent to Birmingham Airport, Birmingham International Railway Station and the NEC, and bounded by the M42, A45 and A452, Arden Cross (below) is the selected location for the HS2 Birmingham Interchange station.

The site will be developed as a sustainable urban quarter in Solihull, comprising a minimum of 2.65 million square feet of commercial space, 2,000 homes, complementary retail and leisure amenities, extensive public realm and new transport links.
How the Arden Cross scheme could look
Ben Gray, project director for Arden Cross said: “Following a highly competitive process, we are confident that we have selected legal advisers with the strength and breadth of skills and experience required to deliver such a complex and large-scale scheme as Arden Cross.”

Real estate partner at Gowling WLG, Nisha Jassal, who will be leading the project, said: “Arden Cross is one of the most important strategic developments not just for the Midlands but for the UK as a whole. It is tremendously exciting to be involved in this project, helping create a sustainable mixed-use destination of this scale.

“This development will have a huge positive impact on the regional economy and our whole team, which includes lawyers from across the real estate and infrastructure sectors, are all delighted to be able to play their part in making it happen.”

The site is a part of UK Central, an economic strategic vision being driven by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and fully supported by the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP), West Midlands Combined Authority and UK Central Government.

The 20-year strategy to capitalise on the benefits of UK Central was unveiled at the MIPIM property exhibition in Cannes today.

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