Impressive images show 550-home plans next to Smithfield site birminghammail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from birminghammail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Councillors have backed plans for a new £1.9 billion urban neighbourhood in Birmingham city centre
The city council’s Cabinet voted in favour of formally appointing property firm Lendlease as development partner for the full Birmingham Smithfield scheme.
Advertisement
Lendlease was named in December 2018 as preferred bidder for the role bringing forward the residential, retail, leisure and cultural hub.
But earlier today (15 December) Birmingham City Council s Cabinet was given four options including scrapping the project, scaling it back or speeding up certain elements of it.
Advertisement
The committee acted in line with a report by its acting director of inclusive growth, which recommended taking the fourth option – appointing Lendlease to deliver the scheme as it stands, in partnership with the council.