OUR PLANNING PERMISSION
Our original planning application for Peddimore was approved by Birmingham City Council in September 2019. Full details of the planning permission, including all documents submitted as part of the planning application, can be accessed from the planning pages of the city council website.
This “hybrid” planning permission provided approval for the full detail of some parts of the development including the site’s infrastructure, and approval for the principle of other parts of the development.
In 2021 a Section 73 application was submitted and approved to make minor modifications to the original (2019) hybrid planning permission. This included improvements to landscaping around the edge of Development Zone 1A; increasing the overall maximum floorspace limit to allow for the provision of mezzanines in Unit B; and a slight increase in height parameters on DZ1A to accommodate stair towers. Full details about this application can be found on the Council’s website here.
The first employment use on the site began in 2023, with the opening of a 2.3 million square feet, state-of-the-art fulfilment centre for Amazon.
Over 120,000 tree species have been planted across the wider site as part of the creation of extensive and accessible new green infrastructure and attractive landscaping. As part of this, a wrap around 4.3km walking and cycling route has been created, providing employees and local people with opportunities for recreation and wellbeing. A new roundabout has been delivered on the A38 along with internal access roads. A new footbridge over the A38 has also been installed, connecting to the new leisure paths around the site for walking and cycling as well as to the separate Langley Urban Extension.
The buildings on the site are located in “Development Zones”, which are approved in principle for manufacturing and logistics uses. The development zones set some parameters for the buildings and ensure flexibility to meet market demand and future occupier requirements.
The detailed design of each building needs to be approved by the Council through “Reserved Matters” planning applications. The purpose of Reserved Matters planning applications is to agree the detailed layout, scale and design of the buildings, including access points, parking plans, landscaping and drainage.
IM Properties has previously submitted two planning applications to Birmingham City Council for the delivery of two buildings within Development Zone 1A (DZ1A), both of which were approved.
This included a Reserved Matters application for Unit B, which has become Amazon’s building, and a separate application for Unit A. Although yet to be developed, Unit A will sit at the gateway into the site from the A38.
Peddimore site layout
New planning applications
Section 73 Application – March 2026
We have submitted a type of planning application to Birmingham City Council known as a Section 73 application, which seeks to modify one of the conditions on our hybrid planning permission. The condition currently requires the entirety of Development Zone 2 and a minimum of 5.09ha of Development Zone 1 to be delivered as Use Class B1c/B2 (Light or General Industrial). We are seeking to remove the minimum 5.09ha applied to Development Zone 1 only.
Since our original hybrid planning application was approved in September 2019, there has been a significant change in market conditions which includes a growth in demand for modern industrial and logistics space. Our proposed amendment will allow greater flexibility so that the remaining buildings to be constructed in Development Zone 1, known as Unit A and Unit C, are able to respond to the latest market demand and accommodate different types of businesses, helping to support new jobs and investment while delivering high-quality sustainable facilities that can drive growth in the local economy.
Importantly, the B1c/B2 requirement will not change at Development Zone 2. International insulation manufacturer Rockwool is soon expected to submit a Reserved Matters application for their proposed manufacturing facility here on land under their ownership – maintaining a mix of employment uses across Peddimore.
As part of the planning process, we have undertaken a range of technical studies to evaluate the impact of our proposed Section 73 application. These have concluded that the changes will not have any significant additional impacts or lead to additional traffic beyond those that have already been forecast and mitigated as part of our original hybrid planning permission.
You can view the details of our new application on the city council’s website using reference number 2026/00317/PA.