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Severn House | Severn Street | Mixed-Use | 7/10fl | 30m | Comp.

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2017/10465/PA

50, Severn Street, Birmingham, B1 1QG

Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site with a part 10 and part 7 storey building providing 30 apartments and a ground floor commercial unit.

Finally some movement from Prosperity! Can’t wait for that existing eyesore to go. It looks like a good little proposal that respects its surroundings especially being next to the Masonic Hall.

The DAS is in five separate parts annoyingly, part two refers to an ‘emerging scheme’ on Blucher St on the car park next to the Synagogue at 9 FL.

Website:

https://www.prosperity-developments.co.uk/development/severn-street/
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There definitely needs to be a tower of significant height on the Pillo hotel plot or the Queensgate building. It'd be a wasted opportunity otherwise.
There's also a second website for them with other sites mentioned.


https://prosperity-wealth.co.uk/developments-2/



So for potential sites coming forward in Birmingham, they've got

Moseley Gardens, 78 1 and 2 bed apartments in a five storey block.

Bradford House, 49 1 and 2 bed apartments with ground floor commercial/retail in a five storey building.

Kent Street, 98 1 and 2 bed apartments with four commercial units in a ten storey block.


All three developments are new build.
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There's also a second website for them with other sites mentioned.


https://prosperity-wealth.co.uk/developments-2/



So for potential sites coming forward in Birmingham, they've got

Moseley Gardens, 78 1 and 2 bed apartments in a five storey block.

Bradford House, 49 1 and 2 bed apartments with ground floor commercial/retail in a five storey building.

Kent Street, 98 1 and 2 bed apartments with four commercial units in a ten storey block.


All three developments are new build.
Not sure why they have they have two separate websites with different projects listed. I mentioned them a while back in the General Development thread posts #2628 and #2637

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1921958&page=132
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Good god they have got some terrible developments but thank god this one looks good!
Good god they have got some terrible developments but thank god this one looks good!
Until you realise they’re not full bricks? :lol:
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Until you realise they’re not full bricks? :lol:


Ha yes correct - I think we can expect 'whole' bricks with this one, I believe it states it somewhere in the application. Yes I would be disappointed if this turned out to be a wallpaper style build.
Apartment plan submitted for site next to Mailbox

How the apartment development would look
Property | January 05 2018 | Duncan Tift
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Developers have submitted amended plans for a new apartment building next to Birmingham’s showpiece retail and leisure scheme, The Mailbox.

The application, submitted by Birmingham-based Prosperity Developments, would see a seven-storey block with an additional two storeys on top within a smaller footprint, built on a small site in Severn Street, sandwiched between Queensgate House and the Grade II listed Athol Masonic Building, known as The Masonic Hall.

The block would house 30 apartments, with a ground floor retail or office use.

The pre-application design process dates back to 2015 when the proposals were first suggested to the city council.

That scheme was for a higher building with more apartments. The amended plans have included a reduction in the building’s height and the number of flats. The smaller two-story block at the top of the building has also been redesigned to give the annexe a more cohesive and unified appearance.

In terms of comparative heights, the top of the seven-storey element aligns with the main facade and cornice line on Queensgate House. The additional two storeys on top are no higher than Queensgate House, which is approximately two metres higher than the proposed scheme.

http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2013510-apartment-plan-submitted-site-next-mailbox
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It's a shame they've made it shorter.

I'd be happy to see queensgate house replaced with something taller.
They mention Queensgate House as if it's a building worth preserving and that it will be around for many years to come. I don't usually swear on here, but what a blob of wet s**te!!!!
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Recommended for approval at next weeks planning meeting subject to a S106 agreement.
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This had some amendments go in last month, didn't post because their not noticeable (changes to the rear).

Hope to see this rise, quality building after reading the application again.
Great filler in a prime position. I was just driving past this the other day and thought what a ugly waste of space so I'm so glad to read about this development.

Off topic but why o why does the relatively recently renovated Queensgate insist on covering itself with a temporary advert. Additionally, the front of the building is being cleaned which is looking great but its possibly the longest clean I've witnessed. Obviously being carried out by the same guys who are doing the Emporium cladding lol
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Approved:

https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/silly-flats-no-parking-spaces-14643487

Usual broken record about car parking. No mention of ‘Little Boxes’ or ‘Floor to Ceiling Windows’ in the article though for planning committee bingo.

Hopefully the monstrosity that is there at the moment disappears quickly. The retail unit would be a great place for a little Waitrose although I doubt there is room.
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That Coun Moore really is grating me with moaning about parking
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Do the councillors not realise people won’t be forced here and will simply not buy if they require a car?
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