Approval Given at Former Queen's Hospital, Bath Row

The former Queen’s Hospital on Bath Row is to be reimagined with a 31-storey student tower, two residential blocks, and the conversion of two heritage assets.

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Plans were approved late last week for the transformation of the former Queens Hospital on Bath Row.

The McLaren Property and Aventicum partnership will demolish the outdated 1990s canal-side site and replace it with contemporary new builds, creating 728 student beds & 189 Build to Rent apartments.

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The tallest building on site will rise to 31 storeys and will accommodate 707 student beds – 477 clusters & 230 studios – and a private courtyard.

To the rear will be two 10-storey residential builds, introducing 189 new rental homes – 87 one, 95 two & 7 three beds; 7.8% affordable – along with a terraced woodland garden.

With an emphasis on well-being and movement, each build will be set around the site’s two soon-to-be refurbished Grade II listed properties: East and West block – as seen below.

The 1840s-built East block (first & second below) will be converted into 52 larger post-grad student studios; while the 1873-built West block (third below) will offer amenities for both the BTR and PBSA, along with a café and a commercial unit.

With spill-out space envisaged around these two assets, an enhanced public realm will be made to Bath Row, providing fluidity in and out of this vibrant central setting, further boosted by a woodland community garden and social space.

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Plans are in for a re-imagined Former Queens Hospital, Bath Row

Plans for a re-imagined former Queens Hospital on Bath Row into a thriving canalside community, housing modern residential and student accommodation, have arrived.

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The former Queen’s Hospital site on Bath Row is to be reimagined with 728 student beds and 189 Build-to-Rent apartments​.

The gated site, housing 1990s student stock that no longer meets the aspirations of today's market, will be demolished and opened up to make way for contemporary new builds – a 31-storey (100.8m), two 10-storeys, and two seven-storeys – each designed with a commonality but with subtle differences giving each its own identity.

With an emphasis on wellbeing and movement, each building will be set around two retained Grade II listed properties which face out onto Bath Row.

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The 1873-built Western block (below) will be revived and transformed into a brand-new community hub with café, gym, workspace, and cycle storage. 1840-built Eastern block (second below) will accommodate 52 post-grad studios.

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There will be four new courtyards and terraced gardens, offering fab new spaces for BBQs, games, and seating. Three of these will back onto the canal: two for PBSA, with one for BTR.​

The other will form a new community garden and social space, located directly to the centre of the site.

With spill out envisaged around the two heritage assets, an enhanced public realm to Bath Row will offer fluid routes into this vibrant central setting, allowing residents space to lounge, eat, and socialise.

You can follow this development here with us, as well as view it on Birmingham's first and only Interactive Development Map. You can also follow us on Twitter and on Instagram.

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Plans are being brought forward via a McLaren Property and Aventicum partnership, with designs from Chapman Taylor and Churchman Thornhill Finch.

Images from Chapman Taylor, Turley, and Wellcome Collection Gallery.

Queens Hospital, Public Consultation Launched.

A public consultation has been launched for the future of Queens Hospital Close, Bath Row.

Plans proposed could see the site rejuvenated to offer 650 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), 180 build-to-rent apartments (BTR), and the conversion of two Grade II* listed properties.

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A 31-storey tower with 650 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) units, 180 build-to-rent apartments within seven and 10-storey buildings, and the conversion of the site's two western Grade II* listed buildings into a publicly accessible gym and café are among the plans proposed, allowing for a new neighbourhood to thrive.

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New courtyards and private landscaped canal-side areas would serve as private green spaces for future tenants and students, offering pleasant green spaces in the city centre.

The listed buildings, which formerly housed the Queens Hospital, would be integrated into the wider development to become a true focal point of a new community.

The western building would be opened up to the public to include a café and gym, as well as a bike store with resident workspaces. The eastern building could facilitate high-quality graduate accommodation (as seen below).

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EXISTING EAST BLOCK:

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EXISTING WEST BLOCK:

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Have your say

You can share your feedback by:

• Completing the online form here
• Emailing contact@queenshospitalclose.co.uk
• Freephone number on 0808 1688 296 and a member of the team will call you back

We ask that you share your feedback by Wednesday 18th May.

Queens Hospital Close, images: www.queenshospitalclose.co.uk.

Queens Hospital Close Site Set For Major Mixed-Use Development

An Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Request has been submitted for the upcoming redevelopment of Queens Hospital Close, Bath Row - with builds ranging from seven, up to 30 storeys.

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The proposal would see two new 'u-shaped' blocks erected on site (yellow and green), replacing five existing 90s-built student accommodation buildings, with up to 179 build-to-rent (BTR) apartments, in a new 7-10 storey new build, and up to 766 purpose-built student accommodation within a 7-c.30 storey tower. 

The existing site also includes two Grade II* listed properties (pink) that make up the Birmingham Accident Hospital (East Block and West Block). These highly significant heritage buildings are to be retained, refurbished, and converted to become a historic focal point of the new scheme.

These eagerly awaited plans are expected to be submitted by late May onwards.

The project is being brought forward by Tiger Developments, Aventicum, and renowned architect, Chapman Taylor, with consultancy from Turley.

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EXISTING STUDENT ACCOMMODATION:

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EAST BLOCK (Block D):

Proposed uses for East Building look set to facilitate high-quality student graduate accommodation. 

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WEST BLOCK (Block C):

West Block has scope to be converted into a communal mixed-use building that could feasibly house a market space.

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Queens Hospital Close, images courtesy of Turley; Oosoom, Wikipedia.

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