Latest Druids Heath regeneration plan set to move forward
Birmingham City Council and Lovell have launched a fresh consultation on 3,500-home regeneration plans for one of the city’s largest post-war housing estates.
The council’s planning committee is due to reconsider plans for a proposed 20-year regeneration of Druids Heath, after an earlier application was approved in October 2025 but subsequently cancelled following legal action.
The latest proposals include a hike in the amount of social rented housing being delivered as part of the scheme, set to increase from 11.4% to 20%, the city council says.
A revised application is expected to be considered by the city council’s planning committee later this year.
Councillor Baber Baz, Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness at Birmingham City Council, said: “The consultation period has opened for residents of the Druids Heath area to give their thoughts and opinions on our masterplan to regenerate and bring up to 3,500 new homes to local people.
“I would encourage people to take part before the 7 October deadline. Support is available through Planning Aid England and Loconomy, and information on how to give your views is also available on the Druid Heaths website.”
The proposals for Druids Heath, first mooted in 2018, have proved controversial with residents, who fear being priced out of a “gentrified” Druids Heath estate.
The council says it’s committed to building more than 1,700 affordable homes as part of the regeneration of the area, representing 51% of homes on the development, adding that the scheme would make a “significant” contribution to a council target of of building an additional 51,100 homes in the city by 2031.
The proposals suffered a set-back last year, after the High Court quashed the city’s council’s decision to approve outline planning for the scheme, saying it had failed to publish a full viability assessment ahead of its original decision.
The consultation is due to run until 7 October, with feedback encouraged via the Druids Heath Together website.
Documents and plans relating to the proposals can be viewed on Birmingham City Council’s planning portal, using reference 2025/01204/PA
