Sunday 15 March 2020

Triangle Site Student Hall

UPDATE: 2023

The plans described below were refused and that refusal was upheld at appeal. Since then a new developer has come forward with a proposal for a low-rise mixed development with fewer student rooms.


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Plans have now been submitted for a student hall of residence on the Triangle Site (old Sainsbury's).

You can view the plans and make formal comments for consideration by the Planning Committee here using planning reference 2020/01795/PA. 

Or Click HERE to go direct to the comments page for this application.

Or you can send written comments to Planning and Development, PO Box 28, Birmingham B1 1TU quoting the same planning reference number. Comments are due by 9th April 2020.

Visit our Student Halls page for more information.

The plans in brief:
-1191 Student bedrooms.
-16 Storey tower block on corner of Harborne Lane and Chapel Lane - note this point already elevated well above road level.
-10-12 Storeys on Bristol Rd and Chapel Lane.
-No on-site parking except for disabled.
-Public cafe, Flexible Unit, Student only Gym and Community Space on Bristol Rd
-Mix of cluster flats (en-suite bedrooms with shared kitchen) and studios (self contained unit with own kitchen area).
-Many studios are isolated among cluster flats.