Aukett Swanke Group PLC Belmont Works Birmingham update
March 22 2016 - 2:02AM
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Aukett Swanke Group PLC
22 March 2016
Aukett Swanke PLC
Planning Permission received for the Belmont Works Birmingham,
part of the Eastside Locks regeneration, designed by Aukett
Swanke
The latest phase of the new Eastside Locks development, Belmont
Works, designed by architects Aukett Swanke for developers Goodman,
has received planning permission. Together with the brand new
buildings currently under construction, this building is a key
element in the wider regeneration plans of the vibrant mixed-use
Eastside Locks area of Birmingham.
In contrast to the new buildings currently underway at numbers 6
and 8 Cardigan Street, Belmont Works is a unlisted building of
merit, a red brick and terracotta Victorian factory building which
will be refurbished and given a new lease of life. The building has
gone through a variety of uses over the years and a fire in 2007
caused significant damage. Located along the Digbeth Branch canal,
Belmont Works has long been a recognisable local landmark.
Prominently positioned at the entrance to Eastside Locks, on the
newly planned Arrival Square, this building will be configured for
small- to medium-sized companies and graduate enterprises
associated with the nearby University and wider design sector of
Birmingham. By catering for smaller TMT-sector companies, projects
such as this will change the way people do business in Birmingham
helping make it a viable alternative to London.
It is believed by the designers and developers that the Eastside
Locks masterplan represents a gravitational shift for Birmingham.
With the proposed HS2 station located alongside the development,
people will change the way they enter the city and this mixed-use
urban quarter will become a new centre for the UK's second
city.
UK Managing Director Luke Schuberth said: "The Eastside Locks
masterplan will involve regeneration within a particular
opportunity zone but also witness a wider shift in the centre of
gravity for Birmingham as a whole. The individual projects on the
site, such as Belmont Works, demonstrate how the working landscape
of the whole city is changing in the near future and we're
delighted to be a part of it".
Now that planning has been received work will commence on site
in Spring 2016 and should complete in Autumn 2017.
http://www.aukettswanke.com/projects/BW_ESL
Enquiries:
Aukett Swanke - 020 7843 3000
Nicholas Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
Beverley Wright, Chief Financial Officer
finnCap - 020 7220 0500
Corporate Finance: Julian Blunt / James Thompson
Corporate Broking: Stephen Norcross/ Alice Lane
Hermes Financial PR
Chris Steele - 07979 604687
Trevor Phillips - 07889 153628
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