{"id":32544,"date":"2025-09-29T10:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/lovell-wins-1bn-druids-heath-estate-regeneration\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:51:37","slug":"lovell-wins-1bn-druids-heath-estate-regeneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/lovell-wins-1bn-druids-heath-estate-regeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovell wins \u00a31bn Druids Heath estate regeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-501876\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"396\">The huge scheme will see around 3,500 homes built, with more than half of them affordable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"635\">An outline planning application lodged in March set out the first 400 homes to be delivered for social rent, with the remainder to be brought forward through a partnership agreement between Lovell, registered providers and the council.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"778\">Plans also include later living homes, a new high street, sports and community facilities, and upgraded transport and green infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"977\">The council and Lovell are now working on a formal partnership agreement due to be signed in spring 2026. Once agreed, work on the transformation of the south Birmingham estate can finally begin.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"977\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-12.41.45.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-501877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-12.41.45.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1494\" height=\"814\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1294\">Lovell regional managing director Stuart Penn said: \u201cThis is about more than bricks and mortar: it\u2019s about creating opportunity, improving lives and leaving a lasting legacy for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1294\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c73a6940-0e19-11ef-bee9-6125e244a4cd.png.webp\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-501881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c73a6940-0e19-11ef-bee9-6125e244a4cd.png.webp\" alt=\"-\" width=\"800\" height=\"459\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1428\">The appointment follows a lengthy procurement process run with Arcadis as lead consultant.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/09\/29\/lovell-picked-for-1bn-druids-heath-estate-regeneration\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The huge scheme will see around 3,500 homes built, with more than half of them affordable. An outline planning &#8230; <a title=\"Lovell wins \u00a31bn Druids Heath estate regeneration\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/lovell-wins-1bn-druids-heath-estate-regeneration\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lovell wins \u00a31bn Druids Heath estate regeneration\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}