Lendlease’s £1.9bn Smithfield Birmingham scheme approved

Ambitious plans to build more than 3,000 homes, offices and shops in the heart of Birmingham have been approved.
The £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield scheme, which is being developed by Lendlease in joint venture with Birmingham City Council, aims to regenerate a 17-hectare site around the historic Bullring Markets.
According to the partners, work will now start on the site later this year.But a question remains around Lendlease’s degree of involvement going forward following its decisio