Druids Heath homes plan back out to consultation with more social housing

Residents of Druids Heath have a fresh chance to comment on plans to build up to 3,500 new homes on the estate, after a public consultation reopened with an increase in the number of social rented homes proposed.

The outline planning application covers a 20-year regeneration programme being brought forward by Birmingham City Council in partnership with the developer Lovell. The consultation runs from 7 September until Wednesday 7 October 2026.

More social rented homes

In a key change, the share of social rented homes in the outline application has risen from 11.4 per cent to 20 per cent. The partnership says its wider commitment is unchanged: once the regeneration is complete, at least 51 per cent of homes in Druids Heath will be affordable.

All existing council tenants in the regeneration area will be rehoused within it, and homeowners will be offered a financial package so they can stay in Druids Heath. The plans also include improved open spaces, play areas and other recreational facilities.

Why it is back out to consultation

Outline planning consent was originally approved in October 2025. Following legal action over that decision, the council agreed to cancel the approval and take the application back to its Planning Committee for a fresh decision later this year. This is the third formal consultation period in the application's history.

Comments made in the original consultation will still be taken into account, but residents can now submit new views.

Free independent help

Planning Aid England and Loconomy held a free drop-in session on 15 September at the Regeneration Room on Idmiston Croft to explain the proposals and the planning process, and they can offer independent support to anyone who wants to submit comments. Households in the area are receiving information by post, and notices are being put up around the estate.

"I would encourage people to take part before the 7 October deadline," said Councillor Baber Baz, Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness.

More information is available on the Druids Heath Together website.