{"id":90602,"date":"2021-03-18T10:03:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=90602"},"modified":"2021-03-18T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:03:47","slug":"birmingham-southside-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/birmingham-southside-redevelopment\/90602\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham\u2019s Southside \u00a39.5m redevelopment to start next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The estimated \u00a39.5m scheme will deliver improved walking and cycling routes to New Street Station and a new public square adjacent to Birmingham Hippodrome<\/h2>\n<p>The scheme forms part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.gov.uk\/downloads\/file\/1319\/birmingham_city_centre_enterprise_zone_investment_plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enterprise Zone Investment Plan<\/a> (EZIP) and is a prominent infrastructure project as part of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Enterprise Zone.<\/p>\n<p>The improvement works will transform links from New Street Station to Southside District and include a realignment of the pedestrian crossing over Smallbrook Queensway; improvements to pavements on Hurst Street and Ladywell Walk; and improvements to the cycleway on Hill Street.<\/p>\n<p>A new public square outside Birmingham Hippodrome on Hurst Street will also be part of the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a distinctive and instantly identifiable space <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/birmingham-arena-central\/90522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">within the city\u2019s public spaces<\/a>, it will offer a flexible space for a wide variety of public events.<\/p>\n<p>Improvements will also be made to street furniture and lighting, and more trees will be planted to make the area more welcoming and attractive.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birmingham City Council<\/a> has contributed \u00a30.4m of capital investment to the project, with a further \u00a30.4m from Southside District, Southside Building and Birmingham Hippodrome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nmcn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NMCN<\/a> has been appointed to deliver the works, which are due to commence in April 2021 for 12 months.<\/p>\n<h3>An improved environment for businesses<\/h3>\n<p>Birmingham City Council\u2019s cabinet member for transport and environment, Waseem Zaffar, said: \u201cProviding safe and accessible walking and cycling routes will be key to achieving our clean air targets, and in turn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/east-birmingham-regeneration\/88434\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">creates a better environment for businesses<\/a>, residents and visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted that we are able to get this project underway and provide much-needed connectivity to Southside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chair of GBSLEP, Tim Pile said:\u00a0\u201cThis project will transform the Southside area into the new \u2018front door\u2019 of Birmingham\u2019s City Centre and GBSLEP\u2019s \u00a38.7m investment is an important commitment to creating dynamic places for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a LEP we work with our local authority partners, businesses and academic institutions to identify developments that will create jobs, increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/social-value-architecture\/66645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social value<\/a> and enhance the wellbeing of our residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new cycle routes and pathways will help people access different parts of the district and the new performance space will provide a focal point which in turn will attract further investment in the area. The Southside project reflects our mission to drive inclusive economic growth in our region for the benefit of everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fiona Allan, artistic director and CEO of Birmingham Hippodrome, added: \u201cAfter years of planning we are thrilled that the transformation of Hippodrome Square is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Southside of Birmingham has desperately needed investment and development to match other parts of the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope to see the Square a destination for outdoor events, festivals and performances as well as being a gateway to Chinatown and the Gay Village &#8211; not to mention the Hippodrome!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The estimated \u00a39.5m scheme will deliver improved walking and cycling routes to New Street Station and a new public square adjacent to Birmingham Hippodrome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[566,13038,676,997,279,283,679,952,669],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-90602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-air-quality","8":"tag-building","9":"tag-construction","10":"tag-development","11":"tag-environment","12":"tag-finance","13":"tag-local-plan","14":"tag-planning","15":"tag-regeneration"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Birmingham\u2019s Southside \u00a39.5m redevelopment to start next month<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The estimated \u00a39.5m scheme will deliver improved walking and cycling routes to New Street Station and a new public square adjacent to Birmingham Hippodrome\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/birmingham-southside-redevelopment\/90602\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Birmingham\u2019s Southside \u00a39.5m redevelopment to start next month\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The estimated \u00a39.5m scheme will deliver improved walking and cycling routes to New Street Station and a new public square adjacent to Birmingham Hippodrome\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/birmingham-southside-redevelopment\/90602\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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