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Plans for City Magistrates’ Court are Approved
Friday 12th December, 2008
The new, £80 million
landmark Magistrates' Court building, to lie
close to the City centre has been approved by
Birmingham City Council Planning
Committee on Thursday 11th
December.
The new Magistrates' Court
will comprise 24 court rooms plus
accommodation for staff, judiciary,
witnesses, defendants, professionals and
members of the public totaling approximately
20,600 sq.m. over 13 levels.
CSJ Brooke Smith worked
alongside international architects Denton
Corker Marshall, to develop the proposals for
Her Majesty's Courts Service.
Louise Brooke Smith, Director
says the development will set new standards
for design in Birmingham city centre:
"Denton Corker Marshall
designed Manchester's award-winning Civil
Justice Centre and this application is
similarly innovative in its design.
"We've worked closely
with the development team and the local
planning authority to ensure the proposals
meet the strict criteria laid down for this
regeneration area, while still delivering an
ambitious and ground-breaking building that
Birmingham and indeed HM Court Services can
be proud of."
It follows the Masterplan for
the area which has set a blue print for new
development and which links Eastside with the
City centre"
The new Court building is to
lie within Masshouse, at the corner of Moor
Street Queensway and Chapel Street and it is
hoped that construction will commence before
the end of 2009.