Wavensmere Homes has secured planning permission from Birmingham City Council to redevelop the Clarendon Suites site in Edgbaston into a £45m residential scheme.
Wavensmere Homes’ Clarendon development in Edgbaston
The project will see the redevelopment of a 3.4-acre site that has been vacant for 12 years to support the construction of 165 houses and apartments.
Plans were submitted by Glancy Nicholls Architects and Tetra Tech in August 2025, with proposals including 75 three-bedroom townhouses and 90 one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as private communal space with children’s play spaces, swales and landscaping.
Ben Clarke, development director for Wavensmere Homes, said: “We are pleased that Birmingham City Council’s planning committee shares our vision for this prominent site and has approved our plans.
“This development will help to address the significant unmet demand for family houses in Edgbaston, while transforming a prominent derelict site in the process.
“Clarendon has been designed to overcome various brownfield site complexities and it will greatly enhance the street scene along Hagley Road, Clarendon Road and Stirling Road. We look forward to working with the council to process the pre-commencement conditions efficiently, so that we can start work on site as soon as possible.”
Jacob Bonehill, planning director for Tetra Tech, added: “This is a fantastic scheme in a sustainable location with great public transport connections. The future residents will have access to a shared communal garden at the heart of the development, with the houses also benefitting from private terraces. These innovative design features ensure that Wavensmere’s development plans will make efficient use of this long-vacant brownfield site.”
Last year, Wavensmere Homes and Galliard Homes secured planning permission for a £130m residential redevelopment scheme in Ipswich, Suffolk.
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