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Dogpool Lane Birmingham student housing
30 Apr 2021
Dogpool Lane Birmingham student residence building
Design: Glenn Howells Architects
Location: West Midlands, England

Birmingham student residence gains planning permission
Alumno has been given the green light to develop purpose-built managed student accommodation on Dogpool Lane in Birmingham. Planning permission has been granted by the local council for the ÂŁ24 million project, which will redevelop a currently underused former BT brownfield site within the established Stirchley community.
The new 24-hour managed residence will accommodate the growing number of students attending local universities and the city?s dental hospital, taking pressure off private housing in the area. It will comprise a mix of cluster beds and single occupancy studio rooms for 167 residents, together with a reception and communal areas. The scheme will also provide an improved retail space for the existing Post Office and newsagent based on the site, which will be relocated close by during construction. The local community will also benefit from an enhanced public area in front of the building, which will include landscaping, seating and cycle stands. This space will feature public art to be created through an initiative led by Birmingham Poet Laureate Casey Bailey in partnership with the Ikon Gallery, Writing West Midlands and pupils of the n...