Henderson submits planning application for No.1 Hagley Road in Birmingham

No. 1 Hagley Road, the 140,000 sq ft, 19 storey landmark office tower, is the latest building to benefit from regeneration plans for the Five Ways area, in Birmingham. The building’s owners, Henderson Global Investors, has submitted a planning application to ensure the building’s viable future and to develop an underutilised car parking area. Local architecture practice, Associated Architects, who masterminded the Mailbox, has developed plans to ensure the building will be an icon for a future generation.

The 1970’s tower will be transformed into a bright and modern apartment block, providing up to 182 well proportioned city centre homes. Four new penthouse floors with spectacular views will add a new skyline feature at the top.

The plans also propose the development of the extensive car parking area, which at present provides a lifeless frontage to the busy Hagley Road. Here, Henderson has proposed a new building, up to 14 storeys high, to provide up to 165,000 sq ft of either hotel or student accommodation with scope for retail and leisure uses on the ground floor.