Selly Oak (Birmingham) Regeneration - Page 7

March 9th, 2007, 02:57 PM

Hey those look fantastic. Some top draw canal homes there. Loving it.

Biosonic · March 9th, 2007, 03:57 PM

Wow! Thanks for the info Draly and welcome!

Lots of lovely new bridges

***woodhousen*** · March 9th, 2007, 04:49 PM

yeah, liking the bridges...

...will be well interesting to see how this one works out. will it be a new suburb bridnley place, or will the canalside redevelopment be wasted and forget about and people only go there for sainsburys?

Erebus555 · March 9th, 2007, 06:41 PM

Thanks Draly and welcome. The pictures look fantastic!

Engels · March 9th, 2007, 08:49 PM

To be honest i never really thought about living in Selly Oak before. It's slightly too far from the city centre for me and generally i didn't consider it that nice (+ it is very studenty)

That said i really like the centre (Bournbrook) and i really think this is gonna turn Selly Oak around enough for it to gentrify nicely in the established parts and the plans to regenerate the area look fab.
In about 2 years or so i am probably gonna think about buying and depending on far they have got with this i think i am getting really interested in moving to the area.

The Masterplan pics have impressed me but until today i didn't realise they involved burying the Electricity cables which frankly have torn the area apart until now. Well done to BCC planners and associated others as this is starting to give the buzz i only get from well planned large scale regeneration schemes. Park Central and (the original plans for) Eastside were what got me interested in planning and this is another one that is really grabbing my attention.

What with the new hospital which is starting to look very impressive BTW (steel work is starting to show the shape of the buildings) this area is really on the up.

blahblah · March 9th, 2007, 10:09 PM

BNS is 3 stops from Selly Oak station on the cross city. Bigish car park by the station too.

Definately do-able, and I dare say a bit cheaper, and a better standard than some of the Appartments in the city centre itself. Not mentioning any particular patchy white blocks on John Bright Street of course...

U475 Foxtrot · March 9th, 2007, 10:27 PM

Crikey it's massive!! I didn't realise the scale of what's planned.

and thanks for the visuals draly.

What I like about this is that when I've been on Canal boat parties you end up around here and it's a 'nothing' destination. All you do is turn around and head back to Gas Street Basin. At least visitors will be able to see something interesting at the end. A canal stop at Birmingham University for the Barber Institute would be good

Bachy Soletanche · March 9th, 2007, 10:31 PM

Thanks for puting that up, I just couldn't get my head around the location of that one!

What's happening to the old Selly Oak Hospital? The one just below this picture. I think!

Draly · March 10th, 2007, 12:13 AM

Additional to that birds-eye view is Selly Oak New Road (SONR) Phase 2, below the brook

feltip · March 10th, 2007, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Robinson

Thanks for puting that up, I just couldn't get my head around the location of that one!

What's happening to the old Selly Oak Hospital? The one just below this picture. I think!

The land has been bought by MOD. Plans are for super military hospital, largest of its kind in Europe.

Steve-e-b · March 11th, 2007, 06:36 PM

I was out exploring with my camera yesterday. I stopped off at Selly Oak to get a couple of pictures of the area, pre-development.
Compare and contrast...

Bachy Soletanche · March 11th, 2007, 06:38 PM

Well, that's certainly an improvment!

Tanks for the pics!

Bachy Soletanche · March 11th, 2007, 11:52 PM

Can't find the hospital thread, so

from http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/birmingham/

looks quite small on these renders dosn't it?

feltip · March 12th, 2007, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Robinson

Can't find the hospital thread, so

looks quite small on these renders dosn't it?

No, hehe.

So awesome

GrAfiK_248 · March 12th, 2007, 11:15 AM

impressive

blahblah · March 12th, 2007, 11:31 AM

It is impressive. I just hope they're not planning to use the same cleaning contractors they use at Shitty Rd. I thought I was going to get bubonic plaque last time I went in that hell hole!

March 12th, 2007, 12:21 PM

Its already making an impact on the skyline from the hills.

Scazmattaz · March 12th, 2007, 03:51 PM

Wow that canal picture!!! Thats gonna look seriously hot when its finished!

Has anyone else noticed that Google Earth is nearly 5/6 years out of date for the Selly Oak area?

GI_Chris · March 12th, 2007, 07:46 PM

I have been doing a project at work and we have an SLA agreement with the OS for aerial photography and some of that dates back to 1999!

The Selly Oak scheme looks amazing, will transform the area in my opinion.. I lived in Bournbrook in my final year at uni and the area around sainsburys as it stands isnt pleasant.

Engels · March 12th, 2007, 09:18 PM

Use the Birds Eye view feature on Windows live (www.live.co.uk)as it's up-to-date to 2006

March 9th, 2007, 03:57 PM	#122
Biosonic Second Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 14,320 Likes (Received): 2	Wow! Thanks for the info Draly and welcome! Lots of lovely new bridges __________________ Birmingham.Brilliance

March 9th, 2007, 04:49 PM	#123
*woodhousen* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Leeds/Birmingham, UK Posts: 10,842 Likes (Received): 2	yeah, liking the bridges... ...will be well interesting to see how this one works out. will it be a new suburb bridnley place, or will the canalside redevelopment be wasted and forget about and people only go there for sainsburys? __________________ Simply BIRMINGHAM

March 9th, 2007, 06:41 PM	#124
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 31,246 Likes (Received): 4	Thanks Draly and welcome. The pictures look fantastic! __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc, in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! - Please join and help! EREBUS - OFFICIAL MOD CANDIDATE 2011 - BRITISH MODS FOR BRITISH PEOPLE!

March 9th, 2007, 08:49 PM	#125
Engels Simples Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 4,098 Likes (Received): 7	To be honest i never really thought about living in Selly Oak before. It's slightly too far from the city centre for me and generally i didn't consider it that nice (+ it is very studenty) That said i really like the centre (Bournbrook) and i really think this is gonna turn Selly Oak around enough for it to gentrify nicely in the established parts and the plans to regenerate the area look fab. In about 2 years or so i am probably gonna think about buying and depending on far they have got with this i think i am getting really interested in moving to the area. The Masterplan pics have impressed me but until today i didn't realise they involved burying the Electricity cables which frankly have torn the area apart until now. Well done to BCC planners and associated others as this is starting to give the buzz i only get from well planned large scale regeneration schemes. Park Central and (the original plans for) Eastside were what got me interested in planning and this is another one that is really grabbing my attention. What with the new hospital which is starting to look very impressive BTW (steel work is starting to show the shape of the buildings) this area is really on the up. __________________ You were born poor, naked and helpless. Everything in your life was given to you, the food you ate, the clothes you wore, the shelter you received. Most importantly of all you received an education. You were given this because people loved you, because people you never knew worked to feed you and long before you were born people died to protect you and to give you the opportunities they never had. Life doesn't owe you anything! YOU owe life!

March 9th, 2007, 10:09 PM	#126
blahblah Change is Here! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greater Birmingham Posts: 3,714 Likes (Received): 0	BNS is 3 stops from Selly Oak station on the cross city. Bigish car park by the station too. Definately do-able, and I dare say a bit cheaper, and a better standard than some of the Appartments in the city centre itself. Not mentioning any particular patchy white blocks on John Bright Street of course... __________________ I yam. Therefore I am.

March 9th, 2007, 02:57 PM	#121
SimLim Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Hey those look fantastic. Some top draw canal homes there. Loving it.

March 9th, 2007, 10:27 PM	#127
U475 Foxtrot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,189 Likes (Received): 2	Crikey it's massive!! I didn't realise the scale of what's planned. and thanks for the visuals draly. What I like about this is that when I've been on Canal boat parties you end up around here and it's a 'nothing' destination. All you do is turn around and head back to Gas Street Basin. At least visitors will be able to see something interesting at the end. A canal stop at Birmingham University for the Barber Institute would be good

March 9th, 2007, 10:31 PM	#128
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,583 Likes (Received): 171	Thanks for puting that up, I just couldn't get my head around the location of that one! What's happening to the old Selly Oak Hospital? The one just below this picture. I think! __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

March 10th, 2007, 12:13 AM	#129
Draly Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 14 Likes (Received): 0	Additional to that birds-eye view is Selly Oak New Road (SONR) Phase 2, below the brook Last edited by Draly; March 10th, 2007 at 12:18 AM. Reason: Links to bigger pictures

March 11th, 2007, 06:36 PM	#131
Steve-e-b Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: near Springfield, Birmingham Posts: 685 Likes (Received): 0	I was out exploring with my camera yesterday. I stopped off at Selly Oak to get a couple of pictures of the area, pre-development. Compare and contrast...

March 11th, 2007, 06:38 PM	#132
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,583 Likes (Received): 171	Well, that's certainly an improvment! Tanks for the pics! __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

March 11th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#133
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,583 Likes (Received): 171	Can't find the hospital thread, so from http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/birmingham/ looks quite small on these renders dosn't it? __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been Last edited by Bachy Soletanche; March 12th, 2007 at 12:00 AM.

March 12th, 2007, 11:15 AM	#135
GrAfiK_248 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,145 Likes (Received): 13	impressive

March 12th, 2007, 11:31 AM	#136
blahblah Change is Here! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greater Birmingham Posts: 3,714 Likes (Received): 0	It is impressive. I just hope they're not planning to use the same cleaning contractors they use at Shitty Rd. I thought I was going to get bubonic plaque last time I went in that hell hole! __________________ I yam. Therefore I am.

March 12th, 2007, 12:21 PM	#137
SimLim Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Its already making an impact on the skyline from the hills.

March 12th, 2007, 03:51 PM	#138
Scazmattaz New to London Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,262 Likes (Received): 0	Wow that canal picture!!! Thats gonna look seriously hot when its finished! Has anyone else noticed that Google Earth is nearly 5/6 years out of date for the Selly Oak area?

March 12th, 2007, 07:46 PM	#139
GI_Chris Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 136 Likes (Received): 0	I have been doing a project at work and we have an SLA agreement with the OS for aerial photography and some of that dates back to 1999! The Selly Oak scheme looks amazing, will transform the area in my opinion.. I lived in Bournbrook in my final year at uni and the area around sainsburys as it stands isnt pleasant.

March 12th, 2007, 09:18 PM	#140
Engels Simples Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 4,098 Likes (Received): 7	Use the Birds Eye view feature on Windows live (www.live.co.uk)as it's up-to-date to 2006 __________________ You were born poor, naked and helpless. Everything in your life was given to you, the food you ate, the clothes you wore, the shelter you received. Most importantly of all you received an education. You were given this because people loved you, because people you never knew worked to feed you and long before you were born people died to protect you and to give you the opportunities they never had. Life doesn't owe you anything! YOU owe life!

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