Selly Oak former Sainsbury’s approved for PBSA conversion

Birmingham City Council has approved Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital’s plans to redevelop Selly Oak’s former Sainsbury’s site into a student accommodation scheme. The jv acquired the 143,000 sq ft site in April 2023, with the potential to build a £163m GDV development providing up to 850 student beds.  The approved plans include developing two student blocks of four and six storeys in height. The student rooms are a mix of 472 self-contained studio rooms and 364 en suite rooms which are arranged in clusters of four to eight bedrooms, along with student amenities such as a gym, cinema, study room, wellness area and lounge. Galliard and Apsley’s plans will also provide 26,000 sq ft of commercial space, a community medical centre, 472 cycle parking spaces and 31 car parking spaces. View other planning applications in Birmingham >> Image © Corstorphine & Wright