‘Tombstone’ plans for Birmingham’s Central Fire Station rejected
The third set of plans for modern glass 23-storey skyscraper rising above Birmingham’s historic Central Fire Station have been overwhelmingly rejected by city councillors.
Developer Watkins Jones has twice redrawn for the rectangular student accommodation block, dubbed ‘the tombstone’, and cut the height by six storeys following earlier criticism – but has still failed to convince leading architectural and conservation bodies to support it.
Planning committee member Barry Henley (Lab, Brandwood) said that the principal of placing this giant block in the middle of this landmark listed building was wrong and tinkering with the design would not help …