City centre campus are almost a reality

Plans to build Birmingham City University's flagship campus are gaining pace. Detailed designs to build the new city centre campus have been submitted to planners for their approval - and the quest to find contractors to make these plans a reality is nearing a conclusion for the stage one appointment.

A detailed planning application has been submitted for phase one of the project to Birmingham city planners. This initial phase will cover 28,000m2 at the Eastside area of Birmingham, the city's most important regeneration zone.

Project director Peter Cochrane says: "The submission of the reserved matters application is a huge step forward in our commitment to delivering a new city centre campus.

"There is no doubt that Birmingham City University is contributing something exceptional to boost the regeneration of Eastside."

Mark Alexander, team leader at Advantage West Midlands' says: "This is another key development for the regeneration of Eastside around the City Park, which is being promoted and funded by Advantage West Midlands in partnership with Birmingham City Council.

"We are delighted with the progress of the city centre campus project, and look forward to the announcement of further milestones in the future as this area of the city is transformed."
While planners are looking at the detailed designs the university's search to find the right contractor to build the proposed campus are also gaining pace.

The state-of-the-art development will include fully operational television studios, a library, performance theatre, 250-seat lecture theatre and a learning resource centre.

Incorporated inside the iconic campus buildings will be cutting edge technologies to enhance the student experience and support business engagement.