Birmingham-based investor and developer, Volume.Property, has submitted a planning application for its third and final phase of the £60M Volume Works student development in the emerging Gunsmith Quarter.

View feature View community

Planning Submitted for Final Phase of £60m Student Scheme


Planning Submitted for Final Phase of £60m Student Scheme


Birmingham-based investor and developer, Volume.Property, has submitted a planning application for its third and final phase of the £60M Volume Works student development in the emerging Gunsmith Quarter.


dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/Camera%2002%20-%20DJI_0183%20REVc.jpg" />

 

The proposed development will bring 220 bedrooms to two underutilised plots, adding to the existing 156 beds across the wider project, which will cater to the growing demand for high-quality, modern living spaces in the city.

Two new builds of 6-7 and 8-14 storeys (45m) will be built on existing vacant plots, delivering four different types of studio accommodation, along with energy and water efficient appliances, air source heat pumps and rooftop photovoltaics.

An 8-14 storey comprising 133 beds will be built to the corner of Hanley Street & Cliveland Street [here], with a 6-7 storey, delivering an additional 87 bedrooms, adjacent [here].

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/Location.jpg" />

With the needs of students in mind, each unit will feature high-spec amenities, ample storage space, high-speed internet, and en-suite bathrooms, complemented by indoor and outdoor amenity spaces, including study areas, cycle spaces, and a gym.

Each build has been meticulously designed to complement the existing and emerging context, in both its red-brick materiality and massing.

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/Camera%2003%20-%20DJI_0198%20REVb.jpg" />

After completing Phase I at 37 Hanley Street, in 2021, with Phase II at 41 Hanley Street currently well advanced for a further 108 bedspaces, Volume teamed up with Hortus Investments to deliver on the wider Volume Works project.

Founded in 2019 by members of the prominent Horton family, Hortus will finance the final phase and are perhaps best known in recent times for bringing The Grand Hotel on Colmore Row back into use.

“The student accommodation sector is changing rapidly, and today’s students expect a better level of product and service than ever before. At Volume.Property, we’ve been pioneering new ways of enhancing the student experience, and that’s been evident in our results.” - Anthony Laville, CEO of Volume.Property.

The application is now under review and, if approved, construction is expected to begin later this year with a scheduled completion for the start of the 2025/26 academic year.

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20Volume%20Works%20Phase%20IIIb.png" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/Camera%2004%20-%20DJI_0213%20REVb.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/Camera%2002%20-%20DJI_0183%20REVd.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20Volume%20Works%20Phase%20IIIc.png" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/Camera%2001%20-%20DJI_0074%20REVb.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.yourplaceyourspace.net/uploadedfiles/VP%20sites.jpg" />

Images from Volume Property, Corstorphine+Wright & the IYB Development Map.