Green Light for 166 Digbeth Homes

10m Group recently received the go-ahead to redevelop 215 Bradford Street with Sapphire Court, a new 6-8 storey comprising 166 homes.           ​       

Plans were approved at planning committee on October 14.

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Brought forward by the team developing Apex Lofts (below), next door, Sapphire Court lies within the Southern Gateway & the emerging Rea Valley Urban Quarter, which seeks to create a high quality sustainable mixed-use urban living environment.

Currently accommodating the Sapphire Conference and Banqueting Suite, the site is free to be redeveloped to provide a car-free, H-shaped, 6-8 storey residential development comprising 166 new homes & 166 cycle spaces.

Two new entrances would be created onto both Warwick Street & Bradford Street, with two large communal gardens formed alongside a residential mix of 68 one & 98 two-bedroom apartments (1-4 persons), including 18 duplexes.

Seventeen of the apartments would be made available for low-cost home ownership.

The development is 10m Group's third Birmingham development, after Apex Lofts and Fountain Works - all Digbeth-based.

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APEX LOFTS - Images from Stephen Giles; October 2021.

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All artists impressions are the property of Corstorphine + Wright Architects.

Digbeth Scheme Set For Approval

10m Group are seeking the go-ahead to regenerate 215 Bradford Street with the development of Sapphire Court, a 6-8 storey new build comprising 166 homes.           

Plans have been recommended for approval and will be discussed at committee on October 14.

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Brought forward by the same team developing Apex Lofts, next door, Sapphire Court lies within the emerging Rea Valley Urban Quarter neighbourhood that openly supports well-designed, sustainable resi-led regeneration with a strong insistence on greenery.

H-shaped in design, Sapphire Court would facilitate two new entrances onto Warwick Street & Bradford Street, the formation of two large communal gardens & a carefully considered residential mix of 68 one & 98 two-bedroom apartments (1-4 persons), including 18 spacious duplexes.

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Predominately a car-free affair, the scheme would include 166 cycle spaces (100%), all within a vertical stacking system in the site's courtyard.

17 apartments have been agreed and are to be provided for low-cost home ownership at 20% discount on market value.

The existing site, containing three mismatched buildings (Sapphire Conference and Banqueting Suite; a single-storey brick build; and a two-storey clothing manufacturing building) would be demolished and relocated for the scheme to commence.

10m Group and the architects, Corstorphine + Wright, are also well advanced in its Apex Lofts project, next door - as seen at the bottom of the page.

Plans are recommended for approval and will be discussed at committee on October 14, at 11 am.

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All artists impressions are the property of Corstorphine + Wright.