Birmingham 450 inner-city flats scheme approved

Plans for seven residential blocks in an inner city area of Birmingham have gained outline planning approval.
Developer Rochda Group is leading the plan to the revitalise a derelict 7.1-acre site of former railway sidings at Winson Green with just over 450 flats.
Designed by Whittam Cox Architects, the development will provide a mix of private and affordable housing and green public spaces.Buildings ranging between five and nine storeys high with many of the ground floor apartments having privat