Alexander Stadium, the centrepiece venue for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, has been approved by city planners. Designed by Arup, the £72m scheme in the Perry Barr area will hold 40,000 spectators during the games and go down to a permanent capacity of 18,000 in legacy mode. McLaughlin & Harvey and McLaren are battling it out for the job and a winner is due to be announced this spring. Construction of the revamped stadium, project managed by Mace, will also start this spring, with completion set for late 2021. 1. Bull Ring owner Hammerson has been given outline planning for the regeneration of Martineau Galleries in the city centre. Glenn Howells' proposals for the 7.5 acre site will be near the proposed HS2 station at Curzon Street and include up to 1,300 homes and 1.4 million ft2 of workspace plus a hotel, restaurants and cafes.
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