Birmingham City University has submitted a detailed planning application today for a £41m building designed to house a completely new School of Life Sciences and a relocated School of Education.
The 10,500m² building at its City South campus in Edgbaston would enable the University to offer a wide range of new health, nutrition, biomedical science and sports courses.
It will also reinforce Birmingham City University's status as the region’s largest provider of qualified health and social care professionals to the NHS and producer of more teachers than any other institution in the West Midlands.
Professor Ian Blair, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, said: “This planning application is anticipated as the first step on the road to ensuring Birmingham City University can take our already extensive health and education provision to the next level.
“This investment will give us superb facilities, including state of the art laboratories and a sports hall through which we can extend our academic reach deep into life sciences and nutrition – vital issues for the health and wellbeing of society.”
Sheppard Robson has been appointed as architect for the new build, with White Young Green the structural and civil engineer. Couch Perry Wilkes is the mechanical and service engineer and Sweet Group will be cost consultant on the project.
The formal planning decision is expected by the end of the year.