PBSA Selly Oak, Birmingham

Site

A prominent brownfield site on the former Sainsbury’s land at 1 Chapel Lane, fronting Bristol Road, which had remained vacant for more than five years before redevelopment proposals were brought forward.

Proposed Development

Led by Development Director Matt Walton, the scheme is a major mixed-use regeneration project delivering:

• 472 studio PBSA units
• 364 cluster flat PBSA units
• 13,688 sq ft of ground floor commercial space
• 13,374 sq ft medical centre

The project comprises two high-quality PBSA blocks, combining student accommodation with active ground-floor uses to support community needs and reanimate the wider area.

Key Objectives & Benefits

• Bring back into use a long-vacant and underutilised brownfield site
• Reactivate the key Bristol Road frontage with retail, medical and community uses
• Deliver high-quality, purpose-built student accommodation to meet strong local demand
• Support wider regeneration initiatives in the Selly Oak area
• Provide essential community amenities, including a new medical centre
• Enhance footfall, activity and safety through ground-floor activation

Consultation

The scheme was progressed through planning with support from Knight Frank, whose Planning and Land teams worked on both acquisition and planning submissions on behalf of Apsley House Capital and Galliard Homes.

Issues

The site’s long vacancy required a strategy that would both regenerate the land and introduce uses that would create sustained activity and community value.

Outcome

The scheme secured planning approval, enabling delivery of a major PBSA-led mixed-use development that revitalises a strategic location within Selly Oak while delivering new services and amenities for the local community.