ARENA CENTRAL NEWS: Geddit? Central News? Never mind.... ;)

Masterplan to be agreed by autumn.

Start on site - late 05/early 06

:cheer:

Whoever though of putting the entire libary so far out of Birmingham is mad. Its far more convinient for famlies to travel into birmingham and walk to baskerville house than millenium point.
This person just doesn't know what he's talking about. I suspect he still thinks that the elevated ring-road still exists at Masshouse and doesn't realise how accessible that part of town is now.
From my perspective, Millennium Point is easier to get to than Baskerville house. The bus I catch into town stops on Priory Queensway, 0.3 miles from Millennium Point. The nearest stop to Baskerville house is on Corporation Street, a 0.5 mile walk away. How is that closer and more convenient?
This only goes to show what an uphill battle we have with Eastside. People just don't see it as being close to the city centre, let alone part of it.

ARENA CENTRAL NEWS: Geddit? Central News? Never mind.... ;)

Masterplan to be agreed by autumn.

Start on site - late 05/early 06

:cheer:



hmmmmm, well wat happened to the masterplan being approved in summer?

reliable sources bio?????

WOO HOO - Autumn could mean late september Woody, especially if they want to commence work late this year. Did they say anything else. like if there was still the major tower or anything? :cheers1:

Qwen u say the birmingham news....do u mean the post??"

no not the birmingham post, the birmingham news, its a free paper delivered to everyone in the city, a bit like the voice,

no not the birmingham post, the birmingham news, its a free paper delivered to everyone in the city, a bit like the voice,
That'll be the one produced by the council then...

That'll be the one produced by the council then...
No The Birmingham News and The Birmingham Voice are seperate newspapers.. :)

Those of you hopeing to see a skyscraper at Queens Gate adjacent to Mailbox are likely to be disapointed by the planning application in the following report. Whilst undoubably an improvement on what is there at the moment the chnace of a comprehensive redevelopment has it appears gone away:

http://80.86.36.120/vault/XDDocStore_3/0107897_FINAL.121%20Suffolk%20Street%20Qway.C0674503FUL.pdf

Sounds good. Further improvement to that area of the city. Good to see that building getting a make over.

I don't remember anyone expecting a tall building on that site, i had no idea that it was going to be developed at all until now.

Top marks to Martin G for these to renderings,,,,if only (his own words)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/MartianG/NewBrumtowers1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/MartianG/NewBrumtowers2.jpg

Some good work there, Paradise has been reduced to 1 tower, this time ;) What happened to Martineau Galleries, City Park Gate and Masshouse? :dunno:

Good work none the less :cheers1:

........ on the mailbox site.

sound cool a 10 storey resid unit.... i mean it could have been a good tower site but westside would have tried to have block it...... huge improvement !

Are we gonna get an official Bham thread 9? seems a bit strange seeing as the first 7 have gone awol