Former nightclub will become flats after plans approved
A former Sutton Coldfield night-spot will become up to 55 apartments after plans were given the green light by Birmingham City Council.
The outline scheme, put forward by Bordeaux Estates for the now demolished Rosies Nightclub, would also see almost 8,000 sq ft of commercial space built on the ground floor of the Lower Parade site.
Indicative proposals include an eight-storey building with a landscaped roof garden, and an active frontage into Sutton Coldfield town centre.
Planning permission for a similar proposal was granted in 2023, following the closure of the nightclub in 2020.
However, the new plans will reduce the number of affordable homes included in any potential scheme from six to five, and remove a condition to explore alternative access arrangements, which the developer says have proved “fruitless”.
The site forms part of a larger parcel of land, identified in the Sutton Coldfield town centre masterplan as “Project G”, spanning the town’s Red Rose shopping centre area and intended as part of a scheme to reimagine the town centre as “a new heart for Sutton Coldfield”.
A report by the city council’s planning officers laments the lack of a combined proposal for the Project G site – but says the scheme conforms to the guidelines of the proposed redevelopment, and could kick-start a wider regeneration of the area.
“The proposal represents the first scheme to come forward within Project G of the Masterplan SPD and whilst a comprehensive approach for the entire project with the various sites/landowners would be desirable, this scheme has sought to demonstrate that it would not be contrary to the SPD and the guidelines contained within it,” said the report.
An electronically-controller barrier system would be required in order to allow residents to access the building via a narrow one-way road off Lower Parade, a measure which the city council’s planners say will “mitigate unacceptable traffic conflicts” and reduce the need for vehicles to reverse back onto the busy town centre street.
“The site is surrounded by other buildings, most of them are not under applicant’s ownership, therefore, it is not reasonable to expect that without an alternative access the proposed development would not be viable,” the report added.
Worcester-based Revive Architects provided designs for the scheme, while PRW provided planning consultancy services.
The application was approved on 23 January.
Plans and documents relating to the application can be viewed on Birmingham City Council’s planning portal using reference: 2025/01891/PA
