‘Bonkers’ plans to build 42-storey tower above listed Birmingham building flatly refused

By Tom Lowe2024-04-26T05:24:00

Councillors deride “utterly ludicrous” plans by development consultancy Marrons for 80 Broad Street scheme

Plans to build a 42-storey residential tower above a grade II-listed former hospital in Birmingham have been flatly rejected by councillors.

Designs by development consultancy Marrons for the 300-home build-to-rent scheme at 80 Broad Street were described as “utterly bonkers” and “quite frankly ludicrous” by councillors at a planning committee meeting yesterday.

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