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The Mercian, Birmingham

Turley

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Planning, heritage and viability work for a 42-storey build-to-rent development on Birmingham's Broad Street corridor.

Client
Moda Living
Turley role
Planning, heritage and townscape, economics and viability
Scale
42 storeys and 481 build-to-rent apartments
Published value
£183 million

The story

The story behind the work.

The Mercian is a 42-storey residential-led mixed-use building proposed for an underused site on Birmingham's Broad Street corridor. Turley coordinated, submitted and negotiated the full planning application for client Moda Living.

The consented programme includes 481 build-to-rent apartments, shared resident spaces, flexible workplace and ground-floor retail. Turley also assessed effects on nearby listed buildings and conservation areas and negotiated development-viability and Section 106 matters.

The official case study describes a £183 million development and a 200-metre outdoor running track among the amenities. Turley's verified contribution is advisory and planning work, not architectural authorship of the tower.

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Planning, heritage and townscape, economics and viability
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