Bordesley Hall – conversion from business park to residential area
Bordesley Hall was an attractive 18th century Georgian mansion
Historically, the site is within Bordesley Park, a property of Bordesley Abbey, originally the lost Domesday manor of Osmerley.
The use of the Hall and its grounds changed to business when it was purchased by the British Cast Iron Research Association in 1941. In more recent times it has been used as a small business park.
March 2023 – Approval was been given for the change of use of Bordesley Hall into three apartments and to build a further 46 houses on the grounds, despite the many objections.
2024 – The developer Wain Homes submitted modified plans which seek to address the “reserved matters” from the previous application. The new submission (24/00554/REM) is for converting the Hall into six apartments with 43 houses.
Dec 2024 – Bromsgrove Planning Department have approved the updated submission.
The Planning Officer’s report can be viewed here.
The final decision notice can be viewed here.
The approval came with two conditions :
Prior to first occupation of the development a method statement for the works to repair/maintain the kitchen garden wall. The works shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved method statement prior to the first occupation of the development and shall thereafter be retained as such.
The development shall not be occupied until pedestrian visibility splays shall be provided on both sides of the access. The splays shall thereafter be maintained free of obstruction exceeding a height of 0.6m above the adjacent ground level.
In addition, Wain Homes have decided that the entrance will remain open rather than gated
Construction work is expected to start in the spring of 2025.
Following some resident’s concerns, the RGA have asked Severn Trent to provide reassurance that the extra water demand from this development will not negatively impact the village. Severn Trent have replied :
I would like to assure you that we have undertaken a thorough assessment of the additional demand this development will have on the water network and from a hydraulic perspective, we do not have any concerns. Theres a 180mm outlet main from the boosters which would have a design capacity for nearly double the 239 props (+ the proposed 49) that the booster feeds. The booster itself doesn’t seem to have any issues with capacity either; with the new development added to current demand, we are looking at around 3lps peak flow going through the boosters with a maximum available boosted flow of 10lps, so this would be well within its current means.
Previous issues with supply look to be linked to other factors such as power issues impacting the booster, but this does not affect the booster’s capacity. Our Operations team will monitor the situation regard power at the booster through our regular maintenance programme, but the problem may be attributable to issues regarding general power supply resilience to the area, which we can do nothing about. If power is lost, we would bring generators to site to restore service as quickly as possible.
With regard to damage to our assets we will be engaging with the developer to advise on permanent or temporary designated crossing points to ensure work can proceed without damaging our mains.
Bill Walton CEnv. IEng. MIWater. PgDip.
Chief Engineer, Severn Trent Water