Options S1 to S9

Option S1

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Southside for offices.

A major new office quarter would be located near New Street Station and around the area of the Wholesale Markets.

To make sure that the area isn’tdeserted in the evenings and at weekends, there would also be residential apartments and active ground floor uses, such as restaurants and cafés.

Original Document

Southside as a prime office destination. A major new office quarter would be located near New Street Station and the area of the Wholesale Markets with ancillary independent retail, cafés and restaurants. In order to maintain activity in the area in the evenings and at weekends, the offices would be supplemented by residential apartments and active ground floor uses, such as restaurants and cafés.

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Option S2

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Southside for shopping.

Southside would be developed as an addition to Birmingham’s shopping centre. Hoping to draw shoppers from the Bull Ring towards new shops on the area currently occupied by the Wholesale Markets.

Original Document

Southside as an important shopping destination. Southside would be developed as a major mainstream extension to Birmingham’s shopping centre, to draw shoppers down from the Bull Ring towards the area currently occupied by the Wholesale Markets.

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Option S3

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Magnet Southside

A major new public square the size of Victoria Square would be created on the site of the former moated manor (I’m sorry I can’t find a reference to exactly where this was).

The area would also contain a lake and water feature.

Southside would attact people using the city centre and would host a wide range of activities from open air events to markets, and have theatres and cafes. It could also be the location of a new large cultural building.

Original Document

Magnet Southside. A major new public square of the scale and quality of Victoria Square would be created on the site of the former moated manor. The area would also contain a lake and water feature. Southside would be come a magnet for people using the city centre and would host a wide range of activities from open air events to markets, theatres and cafes. It could also be the location of a landmark cultural building.

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Option S4

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Southside for specialist shops.

Niche retailing and leisure would be developed around Hurst Street, with smaller units than can be found elswhere. There would be independent shops, cafés, restaurants and housing.

Birmingham’s shopping area would be expanded to the south of New Street Station. This would create a “retail loop” or trail from the Mailbox, through Southside, the Bull Ring, along New Street and back to the Mailbox.

Original Document

Southside for specialist shopping. Niche retailing and leisure would be developed around Hurst Street, with smaller units reflective of the historic grain, including independent shops, cafés, restaurants and residential. Birmingham’s retail offer would be expanded to the south of the station which would create a retail loop from the Mailbox, through Southside, the Bullring, along New Street and back to the Mailbox.

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Option S5

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Southside for food.

Southside would be the location of outdoor food markets, bringing together the markets, shops and restaurants together into a food quarter, potentially centred around “Moat Square” (See Option 3).

Original Document

Southside as a food quarter. Southside would be the location of outdoor food markets, retaining the legacy of food in the area by bringing together the markets, shops and restaurants together into a food quarter, potentially centred around Moat Square (See Option 3).

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Option S6

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Southside for theatre and entertainment

Entertainment would be the focus of Southside to go alongside the existing Hippodrome, Back-to-backs museum, Electric Cinema and the home of Birmingham Royal Ballet.

A large square would be created on the site of the Wholesale Markets, large enough to stage major outdoor events.

This would be the focus for a much enlarged leisure and theatre sector, with close links with the Hippodrome and Gay Village.

Original Document

Southside as a theatre and entertainment district. A major entertainment quarter would be developed to complement the existing Hippodrome, back-to-back museum, Electric Cinema and Birmingham Royal Ballet. A large square would be created on the site of the Wholesale Markets, large enough to stage major outdoor events, and make this a focus for a much enlarged leisure and theatre sector, with close links with the Hippodrome and Gay Village.

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Option S7

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Southside for living

A high-density residential (many people in the same ground space) neighbourhood would be developed.  It would contain one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses of generous proportions, where as most apartments in the city centre now are smaller.

There would be  local shops, cafés and restaurants.

Original Document

Southside living. A high-density residential neighbourhood would be developed, with ancillary local retail, cafés and restaurants and one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses of generous proportions, distinguishing it from existing developments in the city centre.

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Option S8

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Southside for tall buildings

The two towers proposed to the south of New Street Station would be the centre of more tall buildings. (It’s possible that these are the buildings proposed)

Very tall buildings would be encouraged on the Wholesale Markets site.

Original Document

Southside High. Southside would become a focus for a cluster of tall buildings. The two towers proposed to the south of New Street Station would be the focus of a larger cluster of tall buildings. Very tall buildings would be encouraged on the Wholesale Markets site.

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Option S9

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Southside for medium rise buildings

Southside would become a high density but medium rise area  6 to 8 floors high. With buildings based on a perimeter block system. A perimiter block system is one where the buildings enclose semi-private “courtyards”. The ground floor of these buildings would have space for shops and cafés.

Original Document

Southside medium rise. Southside would become a high density but medium rise area of 6 to 8 storeys based on a perimeter block system, with mixed uses on the ground floor.

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