Berkeley Group’s St Joseph Homes ltd has been named as Birmingham City Council’s preferred development partner for the £2.2bn regeneration of the Ladywood Estate.

The 60-hectare regeneration project will take 20 years to complete and is set to include 7,000 homes, two public parks, improved public transport and community facilities.

Under the proposal, the seven existing tower blocks will be refurbished with additional housing, parks, schools and other community facilities constructed. 

Some of the surrounding homes will be demolished to make space for the redevelopment. There are currenly just under 2,000 homes on the site, so the redevelopment scheme will more than triple the number of residences.