Introducing Cole Waterhouse
Cole Waterhouse is a UK based property development firm specialising in delivering innovative medium–large mixed-use regeneration schemes. We are committed to delivering high-quality design to enhance the surrounding environment and community, as shown with our recent projects at Wembley Hill Road and No 1 Old Trafford. Collaboration and placemaking is at the heart of what we do to ensure our projects leave long-lasting and positive legacies.
We are proposing to regenerate a 5.1-acre site in the heart of Digbeth just off Upper Trinity Street and Adderley Street. We’re working closely with Birmingham City Council, neighbouring landowners the local community and a host of creative and cultural institutions to bring forward our vision for the site.
Examples of our Developments
About Upper Trinity Street
Our aim is to provide urban housing as well as retail leisure and hotel accommodation in this key part of the city. This will include a range of event, work and creative spaces that reflect, retain and enhance the unique character and heritage of Digbeth. We understand that the sense of ‘Digbethness’ is unique both in Birmingham and the UK and we will ensure that it is reinforced by our proposals.
The proposal is for a place-led cultural and residential response to the opportunity to enrich Digbeth. The lower levels of the proposal will offer creative, cultural and commercial space with the residential component located above within a series of taller building elements.
3D Masterplan Image of the Whole Site
Overview
At Cole Waterhouse, we have a vision for a new cultural, commercial and residential neighbourhood at Upper Trinity Street in Digbeth and we are working with the local Digbeth communities to help shape this.
For the last year, we’ve been working alongside local groups and businesses to produce our plans for this mixed-use scheme and you can have a say in how we take this application forward.
Masterplan
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History
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We were challenged by Birmingham City Council to showcase our vision for Upper Trinity Street and support our idea that Digbeth can become a vibrant 24/7 destination. We want Digbeth to be a place where people can live, work and play within easy access of the city centre, just as the site was in the 1930s.
Our vision aligns to the Council’s own aspirations identified in the adopted Birmingham Development Plan, emerging Digbeth Masterplan and Birmingham Curzon Street Masterplan, ‘to create a thriving creative and cultural hub with a high-quality, and easily accessible environment in Digbeth’.
Our development presents an opportunity to restore the urban fabric along Upper Trinity Street and provide a legible urban environment for both pedestrians at street level, those walking along the potential future Sky Park and passengers travelling in by train.
Upper Trinity St.
Placemaking Vision
This images shows upper levels of the residential development. Click here for further details.
Benefits
We strongly believe that our proposal for Upper Trinity Street will have a significant positive impact on the landscape of Digbeth, bringing the following local benefits:
SUPPORTING MAYOR ANDY STREET’S ‘BROWNFIELD FIRST’ POLICY
PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE GREENSPACE
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE JOBS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE BIRMINGHAM WITH APPROXIMATELY 950 NEW HOMES INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BRING ECONOMIC BENEFITS, BOTH DURING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
THE SCHEME AIMS TO RESPECT AND WORK WITH THE EXISTING COMMUNITY TO ENRICH DIGBETH
THE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN PLANNED WITH A HIGH-QUALITY DESIGN APPROACH
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL LEAD TO A RANGE OF S106 FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Project Timeline
Following engagement with Birmingham City Council regarding the opportunity this site presents since December 2018, we hope to commence work on the site in 2022. Throughout 2020/21, we progressed our proposals for Upper Trinity Street through the planning application process, and since achieved unanimous approval for the £260m cultural, commercial and residential scheme.
February 7th 2020
Public Consultation Event
April 9th 2020
Proposal formally submitted to the Birmingham City Council Planning Committee
July 22nd 2021
Unanimous approval by Birmingham City Council
Spring/Summer 2023
Work commences on site
Videos
Click below to watch videos for our proposal to redevelop Upper Trinity Street, Digbeth.
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Mayor Andy Street visits Upper Trinity Street Digbeth
News
News updates related to our proposal to redevelop Upper Trinity Street, Digbeth. This page will be updated as and when we have information or news to share, particularly news on our proposals’ progression through the planning process.
