Plans replace scrapped scheme that would have been almost twice as high
A Howells-designed residential tower in Birmingham that replaced a much taller scheme by Glancy Nicholls has been given the green light.
The 33-storey scheme at 100 Broad Street for developer Urban Vision is a chopped-down version of a 61-storey tower approved in 2019.
The former Glancy Nicholls-designed plans were drawn up for Euro Property Investments Ltd but later became unviable due to the size of the 193m scheme.
Howells鈥� new plans, approved by Birmingham council last week, will provide 294 build-to rent apartments, affordable homes, office space and ground floor retail.
The building takes the form of a sequence of blocks stepping up in height from nine storeys to a 33-storey central tower.
Birmingham鈥檚 planning officers said the scheme was a 鈥渉igh quality鈥� development that would complement surrounding buildings in a gateway location.
Glancy Nicholls鈥� 2019 plans would have been Birmingham鈥檚 tallest building if built. The site is within an emerging cluster of tall buildings which already includes the practice鈥檚鈥� two 33-storey Bank towers.
Last year Glenn Howells also won planning for the 42-storey Moda tower in the same neighbourhood.
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