Berkeley branch St Joseph is in line for a key role in a £2.2bn regeneration plan in the West Midlands.
Birmingham City Council’s cabinet will next week be asked to approve the appointment of the housebuilder as a development partner for the 7,000-home Ladywood Estate scheme.
The 20-year project will transform a 60-hectare site into a large new neighborhood with schools, commercial spaces and community facilities.
A master plan for the scheme, drawn up by St Joseph’s as part of the tender process for the development partner role, will form the basis of a public consultation, subject to cabinet approval.
Birmingham City Council leader John Cotton said the Ladywood Estate was “the city’s most significant housing regeneration and redevelopment opportunity”.
The project would “address both social and environmental issues and bring significant benefits to the local community and the wider Birmingham economy”, he added.
Close to the A4540 ring road and the Jewelery Quarter in west Birmingham, the Ladywood estate is currently dominated by 1960s housing.
A 2019 council document said the “incidence of crime is high” in the estate, while many health indicators were “worse than the average for Birmingham”.
The report set out a vision to “create a family-focused neighborhood that offers the next generation of downtown living, located in a high-quality environment, connected by a well-designed network of streets and public spaces, and supported by local facilities and services. facilities”.
Berkeley’s website says St Joseph was created to “bring our passion for quality, placemaking and community building to Birmingham and the West Midlands”.
