Local democracy reporting service
HammarsonThe plan to demolish a historical indoor market has been rejected on concerns for its future.
The Planning Committee of Birmingham City Council unanimously rejected the proposals for the city’s bull ring indoor market and said they wanted that there would be a safe house in the 900 -year -old market in the coming years.
The conversation was postponed on two previous occasions so that the conversation could take place.
A spokesman for the company Hamsarsi behind the scheme said that the decision to deny the permission of the plan was “deeply disappointing” and focused on a non-placing case.
The proposed development would have provided up to 745 apartments or 1,544 students bedrooms – or a combination of those uses.
The market is located on the ground floor of Edgbaston Street Car Park, owned by the property veteran Hammarson.
It is run by the Birmingham City Council and provides local authority to traders with their leases.
Council officials said their lease expanded at the existing location from September 2025 to March 2027 in their discussion – but there was no guarantee of where the traders would go after that.
‘Strong case for change’
Hamsarsol revealed Plan for a temporary alternative market In the former wholesale market of the city, in which traders will be transferred.
This was not enough to satisfy the members of the committee, however, Councilor Lee Marsham said that he had a “sleep night”, knowing that the application was coming.
“There is a place in the history of Birmingham in the market,” he said.
“There is a strong matter for changing the market and developing in new ways for decades and centuries.
“At the moment, I do not think this plan in front of us is the plan that is right for this city.”
Councilor Gareth Moore said he welcomed the expansion of the lease, but was worried that a temporary site would be available by March 2027.
“I don’t think we have a guarantee that the 900 -year -old market will continue,” he said.
“If we had a concrete plan in terms of distributing that site, I would be more inclined to support it.”
A spokesperson from Hamsarsi said: “We are highly committed to redevelopment, which we strongly believe that the city will grow positively.
“We wait for the complete report of the committee and will confirm our next stages.”
