Plan rejected for 42-storey tower above historic building

Councillors in Birmingham have unanimously rejected plans to build a 42-storey skyscraper on top of a Grade-II listed former hospital.
The proposal for the city centre site involved building 300 flats directly above the Grade II-listed former Royal Orthopaedic Hospital building in 80 Broad Street.
At a planning committee meeting yesterday Conservative councillor Gareth Moore branded the scheme as ludicrous.He said: “This is utterly bonkers. The idea you can stick a 42-storey tower blo