GO-AHEAD RECOMMENDED FOR 14 STOREY RESI BLOCK
A 14-storey building containing 80 apartments could be constructed in Ladywood, with plans recommended for approval later this week.
Providing a brand new visual marker, in an area set to see transformational change in the future, be sure to follow the post for an in-depth look at Morville Street apartments.
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Located at the junction of Ladywood Middleway and Morville Street – on the former site of Five Ways Health Centre & more recently, a flower shop – the vacant site is earmarked for demolition to make way for this 14 storey tower.
Designed with the stacking of two blocks set at different angles, the red brick building – containing stretcher and recessed stacked bond to add visual articulation – will yield 80 one and two bedroom apartments, in a mix of 33 one & 47 two bedrooms.
9 apartments (11%) has been designated as affordable and these will be available at 75% of market value.
Morville Street Developments Ltd – a team led by Mark Holbeche of Regal Property Group, and William Houle, of Trigram Properties – are behind the redevelopment, with Glancy Nicholls Architects designing the scheme.
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Well considered in its design, scale, material and design quality, the building enhances its local distinctiveness & follows the alignment of its boundaries and street frontages; before cleverly stepping back to an orthogonal form on the eighth floor, as it faces the adjacent Lincoln Tower.
It’ll feature a double floor base with four sets of three floors grouped through the elevation and topped with an open crown around an open-air roof garden space.
All windows will be metal framed and topped off with a natural copper finish.
AMENITIES
A private walled garden (160sqm) and work-from-home space (50sqm) will be provided at ground floor level. On the upper floors, a private roof-top garden with green roof & bio-solar roof panels (241sqm) will become the crowning feature of the development.
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Predominately a car-free affair, Morville Street will see the inclusion of 30 internal and 50 external cycle spaces – the former at ground floor level & the latter within the new courtyard.
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THE SITE TODAY
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Recommendation: Morville Street apartments has been recommended for approval subject to a Section 106 legal agreement to secure 9 affordable (one and two bedroom) apartments. The development goes to Planning committee on the 27th of May 2021, at 11 am.
All renderings are the property of Glancy Nicholls Architects.