Lendlease’s £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield plans recommended for approval again

Birmingham Smithfield 2023

Mammoth city centre scheme heading back to city’s planning committee next week following developer’s decision to pull out of UK

Lendlease’s £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield scheme is heading back to the council’s planning committee next week with another recommendation for approval.

The 4,000-home city centre scheme was poised to get the nod last month but a decision was deferred after councillors and campaigners said a park and public square were too small.

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