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Selly Oak Canalside store plans unveiled Birmingham Mail Mar 12 2012

 

SUPERSTORE giant Sainsbury has drawn up fresh plans for a city store which includes the restoration of a historic canal.

 

A revised planning application for the development of the former Battery Park site in Selly Oak has been submitted to the city council. The derelict acre site will get a new major superstore, doctors surgery, offices, a shopping and entertainment complex with restaurants and bars, student flats, a canalside piazza and a low energy combined heat and power generator. About 3,000 jobs will be created through the development.

 

Plans were revised following consultation with residents during the autumn and will be put on show next weekend. Neil Carron, of Land Securities, Sainsbury’s partner on the development, said: “Thanks to the initial consultation we have been able to identify aspects of the plans that needed to be reviewed. This has resulted in a revised proposal which will transform Selly Oak into a vibrant destination, while also creating 3,000 much needed jobs.” Development manager for Sainsbury’s Kevin Macmillan added: ”The public exhibition is a chance for the local community to see the revised plans. So we strongly urge residents to come along and view the proposals and see for themselves the considerable benefits this development will bring to Selly Oak.”

 

Changes include a new road layout, a canal link revising the historic Lapal Canal route, improvements to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal basin, fewer shops and more places to eat and drink, environmental improvements and a new doctor’s surgery. There will also be some spin-off investment in Bournbrook Recreation Ground and Selly Oak Library.

 

The full proposals will be unveiled at a public exhibition at the Christian Life Centre on Bristol Road on Friday, March 16, between 2pm and 7pm and on Saturday, March 17, between 10am and 1.30pm.

The plans show the link through the development to be one boat-width only. Better than nowt, I suppose.

[AJLintern]

Why don't they just cover it over completely and make a tunnel? They could then build their development above it and the canal would have a new feature

[the grinch]

so they propose no less than 5 lift bridges who is going to maintain them? how often will passage be blocked because one or more are broken? better to put in 2 fixed bridges of navigable height in my opinion.