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Former Marks & Spencer site could become one of Birmingham’s tallest towers

Plans have been submitted for a landmark residential tower on Birmingham’s former Marks & Spencer site. If approved, the development would deliver hundreds of new homes and transform one of the city’s most prominent gateways.

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00:00Plans have been submitted for a landmark tower on the site of Birmingham's former Marks & Spencer store.
00:07The proposed 53-storey development at 42 High Street would include 729 built-to-rent apartments,
00:16alongside shops, cafes and new public spaces.
00:19Developers at Blue Castle Capital say the scheme would create a new gateway to Birmingham
00:24opposite the future high-speed 2 station at Curzon Street.
00:28More than half the site would become public space featuring art installations, lighting displays and landscaped areas.
00:36Birmingham City Council will now consider the planning application before deciding whether the landmark development can go ahead.
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