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Magnificent. Coolest, most relaxed city in the country. I wanna come home.
Many many thanks for posting.
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Interesting idea.
Yes, a useful purpose for the building. We have a Lido at Droitwich Spa near to the Roman brine baths but is constantly under threat of closure for lack of use, the British weather being an excuse but no patrons mean no admission charges and the council complain about the drain upon council funds. The closing due to Covid is an incidental rather than a trend.
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The Housing Secretary has given the green light to the development in Digbeth/Camp Hill.
Do we know if this will potentially affect the expansion of rail services to Moor Street?
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Do we know if this will potentially affect the expansion of rail services to Moor Street?
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I do not know the reasons for the expansion of services at Moor Streef, not the most inviting of stations and access is hardly excellent, unless of course there is to be a link to Curzon and HS2. The tower block is nice though!
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The Housing Secretary has given the green light to the development in Digbeth/Camp Hill.
Do we know if this will potentially affect the expansion of rail services to Moor Street?
Housing Secretary signs off £130m Birmingham regen project
Eutopia Homes wins appeal after city planning chiefs throw out scheme to build 480 homes amid concerns over planning rail infrastructure work
The expansion of services into Moor Street is dependent on building some chords (links) between the Snow Hill Line and the Camp Hill Line. This proposal was previously rejected over concerns that it would interfere with the chords.
As I understand it, there are a number of options for building the chords and this development would prevent some, but not all, of them.
The "reason" for expanding services into Moor Street is primarily to reduce the load at New Street, but as a secondary reason to improve access/connections to the new HS2 station at Curzon Street. With the construction of the chords, it would allow cross country services from the South West to the North East to serve Moor Street rather than New Street. This would give passengers from those areas better access to HS2 services. Some services from the East Midlands could also switch to Moor Street.
As for Moor Street Station itself, prior to the refurbishment of New Street, it was frankly the best station in Birmingham (I live close to the Chiltern Line so have plenty of experience using Moor Street). Even now it's still far better than Snow Hill. There are proposals to expand the station with new platforms, an expanded concourse and a new link bridge which would provide access to the HS2 station at Curzon Street:
Has the potential to become the Kings Cross/St Pancras of Birmingham.
A Kings Cross at Birmingham? That would be nice and I concede Moor Street is on one level making life easier for myself and others with significant mobility issues. I shall be watching progress. Excellent response from Coathanger16!
Masterplan unveiled for £360m mixed-use Birmingham project
Curzon Wharf would contain the city's tallest building if built as planned and have almost one million sq ft of commercial space alongside residential accommodation
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Featured in the I newspaper today. Only a little snippet, but grabbed some media attention as the what would be the world's tallest zero carbon building!Masterplan unveiled for £360m mixed-use Birmingham project
Curzon Wharf would contain the city's tallest building if built as planned and have almost one million sq ft of commercial space alongside residential accommodation
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On the same website:
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Good that the council are holding out for S106 agreements.
Birmingham office block plan set for rejection
Councillors have been recommended to throw out the application for Four Axis Square over financial contributions
Good that the council are holding out for S106 agreements.
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I think I like it, but I would be happier if matalan was included for redevelopment. Actually, all four corners of the junction need redevelopment.Masterplan unveiled for £360m mixed-use Birmingham project
Curzon Wharf would contain the city's tallest building if built as planned and have almost one million sq ft of commercial space alongside residential accommodation
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Looks very impressive but will the airport object over height?
Good point JennyJet, ha
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Masterplan unveiled for £360m mixed-use Birmingham project
Curzon Wharf would contain the city's tallest building if built as planned and have almost one million sq ft of commercial space alongside residential accommodation
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Very nice and somewhat unexpected
Do we think this will actually happen or is it to be yet another 'what could have been'?
Maybe that will follow.....
At last the BBC branching out of London and Salford
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BBC to open centre of production excellence in Birmingham
Plan is part of a raft of measures aimed at moving production outside of the capital into the UK regions
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About time! The BBC has hit Birmingham hard over the years, first with the closure of Pebble Mill studios and then the transfer of documentary production to Bristol.At last the BBC branching out of London and Salford
BBC to open centre of production excellence in Birmingham
Plan is part of a raft of measures aimed at moving production outside of the capital into the UK regions
Kevin
Birmingham is possibly too rough for them, non of the Southern Nancies can survive Spaghetti Junction or New Street station or understand the local language but they continue buying up our houses as they are unbelievably good value!
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Camp Hill line is fully funded with work to start later this year
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