Plans submitted for new hotel in Sutton Coldfield

Suburban Inns has lodged plans to redevelop a site in Sutton Coldfield for the development of a new hotel providing more than 50 bedrooms.

The company's plans involve the demolition of Quality House at 47 High Street, a three-storey office building with a retail unit at ground floor level.

This would make way for the construction of a four-storey building comprising a 52-bed hotel and ground floor retail space.

Parking and servicing would be provided for the retail, while the hotel rooms would make use of the existing car park at The Townhouse.

A statement filed with Birmingham City Council on behalf of the applicant said: "The proposals would replace the existing retail unit, and would result in a modest increase in retail floorspace on site, which is appropriate given the site's location within the town centre.

"The scheme would replace a building which has a negative impact on the character of the conservation area with a well-designed, high-quality scheme which would make a positive contribution to both the setting of the adjacent listed building and the conservation area itself.

"The proposed development would cause no harm to the vitality or viability of the town centre nor would it result in a detrimental impact on the highway safety or parking. There are no sustainable grounds that would warrant refusal of the application."

2021/07338/PA
47 High Street Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B72 1UH
Demolition of existing building and erection of four storey building comprising 52 bed hotel and ground floor retail/commercial space (Class E use) with associated access and parking.

Suburban Inns already runs four pubs, restaurants and hotels; The Village in Moseley, The Durham Ox in Shrewley, The Townhouse in Sutton Coldfield and Saint Pauls House in Birmingham.