00:00A derelict factory site beside the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital is set to become new homes as Samwell looks to
00:08reshape a part of Smevik, long dominated by empty industrial land.
00:13Councilors have approved plans for 74 flats and 26 houses on the former GKN factory site in Cranford Street.
00:21The council says the scheme is part of wider regeneration around the hospital, which opened in 2024 after years of
00:29delay.
00:29The area is being lined up for hundreds of new homes with land around Grove Lane and nearby factory plots
00:35identified for long-term change.
00:38Samwell has secured £18 million in government levelling up funding with the council, also contributing £2 million towards the wider
00:46work.
00:46The former factory has been empty since the 1980s, apart from some short-term uses including parking and site office
00:54space.
00:54Supporters say clearing derelict land could bring new housing, public realm improvements and better links around the hospital, but delivery
01:02will still depend on the next stages, including land assembly, funding and construction plans.
01:07Another nearby site in Abelie Street is also expected to provide more homes as the hospital area changes.
01:14The wider master plan includes new homes, improved streets and more useful routes between Smevik, Birmingham and the new hospital.
01:24The wider project is set to bring hundreds of new homes to Samwell.
01:28The racer in the hospital.
01:28Here we go.
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