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Developer 'in limbo' over canalside plans

Birmingham Mail

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August 13, 2025

COUNCIL SAYS 'SUSTAINABLE LIVING' TOWER SCHEME MUST BE CHANGED

- TAMLYN JONES Business Correspondent

Developer 'in limbo' over canalside plans

A DEVELOPER hoping to build the 'next generation of sustainable living' in Birmingham says he has been left in limbo after demands for design changes.

GNM Developments' managing director Gerald Manton last year revealed his 29-storey plan for a canal-side site at 52 Gas Street called The Narrowhouse.

The plans sparked a storm over their design and location with Birmingham City Council demanding changes, which he did.

But now he has been told to reduce the length of the tower by 15 metres if the plans are to progress.

The design would have comprised 249 apartments for rent only alongside a cinema, podcast and media rooms, gym, a rooftop terrace, café and a walkway to the canal.

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