Court Collaboration has been given the go-ahead by Birmingham City Council to deliver a 48-storey Build-to-Rent development at the site of the former Irish Centre in Deritend.

The residential scheme, bounded by Stone Yard, Chapel House Street and fronting the busy B4100 (High Street Deritend), will comprise 454 one and two-bed city apartments with over 10,000 sq ft of amenity space. The development will boast a gym, a cinema, a sky lounge and bar, as well as flexible co-working space and cycle parking. The scheme will also provide 3% on-site affordable housing. 

Alex Neale, CEO at Court Collaboration, said: “This development will provide high quality, contemporary city living in a prime location, complementing the surrounding area and numerous high-rise developments coming forward in Digbeth, including Connaught Square, Lunar Rise and our own, Stone Yard. 

“With a high level of ongoing investment and regeneration in this area, as well as the wider city centre, we are thrilled to have received planning permission from Birmingham City Council and look forward to starting works on-site in due course.”

As part of the scheme, high quality public realm to complement that being provided as part of the Metro extension will also be delivered. 

Construction work is expected to commence on-site later this year.