Sacred Promise Issued To Druids

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Birmingham City Council has submitted a planning application and a promise to regenerate Druids Heath, which will deliver around 3,500 new energy-efficient homes along with green spaces, new infrastructure and transport links.

A masterplan also includes revitalisation of commercial and community spaces in the area.

The council is committed to building around 1,785 affordable homes as part of the scheme, representing 51% of homes on the development. The planning application details how 400 homes will be built as affordable homes and the council aims to deliver these homes for social rent. The remaining affordable homes will be delivered through a partnership agreement with a developer and a registered provider. Work to appoint the developer is well underway. It is anticipated that the partnership agreement will be signed in early 2027.

Plan to move quicker

Councillor Jayne Francis, cabinet member for housing and homelessness, says: “I am pleased that we now have a plan in place to deliver a regeneration of Druids Heath and to provide much need new affordable homes to the city. “For the past two years, we have been working with the community in Druids Heath to develop a plan to regenerate the area – one that meets the needs of the people who live and work there. "Residents have been vital to ensuring this plan delivers for Druids Heath. The most common comment was that the timescales for the plan were too long, so we have changed the plans to deliver faster. “This regeneration will build the types of homes we need to tackle climate change, reduce residents fuel bills, and contribute to the city's net zero ambitions.”

Picture: What Druids Heath might look like.

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
12th March 2025

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