Green light for latest phase at flagship Longbridge site

St. Modwen has reached the latest milestone at its flagship Longbridge development after Birmingham City Council granted planning permission for 350 new homes.

This latest phase builds on the 1,450 homes and 3,000 full-time jobs already delivered by St. Modwen.

St. Modwen has worked in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority which has contributed £6m of grant funding to support the redevelopment of the West Longbridge area.

Work is already underway on the infrastructure throughout the 75-acre site and represents a significant part of the overall £1bn regeneration project that is being undertaken. The new homes will be built by St. Modwen Homes and construction is expected to begin by autumn 2022.

The planning success builds on the momentum from late 2021 when planning permission was granted to build a state of the art veterinary hospital which will create up to 150 skilled jobs at West Longbridge Business Park.

On completion of the regeneration works, St. Modwen will have created more than 3,000 new homes, 2 million sq ft of commercial floorspace and up to 10,000 jobs at Longbridge.

Rob Flavell, senior director for St. Modwen, said: “Housing has always been an integral part of our plans here at Longbridge. More businesses are coming to Longbridge and employees require good quality, local housing. I’m delighted that the next phase of this regeneration can progress and the whole team here at St. Modwen are looking forward to more significant developments at Longbridge throughout 2022.”

Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, said: “Securing planning permission for this latest development of housing represents yet another important step for the regeneration of Longbridge. For those of us familiar with the troubled history of this site it really is brilliant to see the rejuvenation of Longbridge coming along, and I am delighted the WMCA has been able to play its part in making that happen.

“This scheme is the latest in a long line that we have helped fund, bringing derelict brownfield land back into use to create much-needed new homes and new jobs for local people. Not only that, but our brownfield-first approach to redevelopment across the West Midlands also helps protect our precious and irreplaceable greenbelt land.”