Approval given for Birmingham’s tallest tower

Rockspring Property Investment Managers and Sterling Property Ventures have been given planning permission to build the tallest tower in Birmingham.

Designed by Doone Silver Architects, the £60M project will be located at 103 Colmore Row and will see the demolition the 22-storey NatWest tower, which has been unoccupied for over 10 years.

The new building will have 26 storeys consisting of 19 floors of office space, with floorplates of up to 12,000 sq ft. Plans also include a street level winter garden and café along with a restaurant at the top of the building, offering 360 degree views across the city.

Standing at 105.5m high, with the apex standing 246m above sea level, the new tower will be the tallest office building under construction in the UK outside London.

Rockspring European director Eric Linden said: “We have been encouraged by the support for our plans for this landmark development, from the people of Birmingham and potential occupiers, as well as from the City Council and other stakeholders.

“Rockspring is pleased to be playing such a significant role in the improvement of this prime area of Birmingham, a city we view as a strengthening target for regional investment in the UK and where there is significant demand for quality, modern office space.”

Construction Director at Sterling, Peter Graham, said: “We’re very pleased that Birmingham City Council has acknowledged our unwavering commitment to this project and this great city. It means we can now move this project off the drawing board and on to site, replacing an outdated, inefficient building with a modern, landmark office development that Birmingham can be proud of.”

Work on the new tower is scheduled to begin in summer 2016, creating 500 construction jobs and is due to complete by summer 2018.

 

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