Masshouse scheme set for planning approval

PLANS for a new office quarter in central Birmingham are likely to be green-lighted by council planning chiefs next Thursday.

Nikkal Group’s Masshouse scheme is made up of 600,000 sq m of commercial space, retail, a 200-bedroom hotel and apartments set around a central square.

The development site is currently being used as a surface car park opposite Hotel La Tour.

In the current environment in which Prime Minister David Cameron has urged local authorities to do all they can to get developments such as this out of the ground, it would be a huge shock if the scheme is turned down by Birmingham City Council.

The application allows for the scheme to be built in stages.