Plans to replace shopping centre agreed years ago

THE indefinite closure of a Birmingham city centre shopping centre has thrown up new questions about the huge development which could replace it five years after it was approved.

- ALEXANDER BROCK Local Democracy Reporter

The Martineau Galleries project was backed by the city council in 2020 but little has been heard of the enormous project in recent years.

Now, with The Square, better known as Priory Square, closed for the foreseeable future and business told they must leave, attention has turned to what may come next.

Property developer Hammerson, which owns the Square, has said its plans for the site of the scheme, which includes The Square Shopping Centre and King's Parade, would deliver a "signature gateway" from the HS2 Curzon Street terminal.