A green growth city

Short Term (2021 to 2022)

BCC Inclusive Growth: Delivery of new homes and the Prince Albert Community Trust Secondary School in Perry Barr. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC Inclusive Growth and Transport for West Midlands: Enhance public transport services in Perry Barr through the delivery of upgrades to the railway station and bus interchange, and provision of Sprint services. Games Partner led with BCC support.

BCC City Operations: Deliver local enhancements at Sutton Park as part of the phased transition works from the Games. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC City Operations: Wyndley Leisure Centre improvements to the athletics track and artificial pitch to create a centre of excellence for hockey post Games. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC City Operations: Alexander Stadium will undergo its post Games works to deliver an improved facility for users and visitors. This will include a new operating strategy to help enable a diverse, accessible and inclusive health and wellbeing programme of activity, whilst operating a sustainable facility by increasing occupation and use. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC City Operations: Build in learning from the Games waste and recycling operations into the Birmingham Municipal Waste Strategy. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

Medium Term (2021 to 2024)

BCC Inclusive Growth, BCC Future Parks Accelerator and BCC City Operations: Support the rehabilitation of existing green spaces as part of the Future Parks Accelerator Programme. The proposals in the Perry Barr Masterplan, including enhancements at Perry Hall Park, will be used as a pilot to show what can be delivered in the rest of the city. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC Inclusive Growth and Transport for West Midlands: Deliver major highways and transport interventions to prioritise walking, cycling, sustainable transport and green corridors across the city – steered by the Birmingham Transport Plan. Games Partner led with BCC support.

BCC Inclusive Growth and BCC City Operations: Enhance the Council’s capacity to secure high environmental standards through development and green infrastructure improvement projects (test through temporal projects in preparation for the Games). BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC Inclusive Growth, BCC Future Parks Accelerator and BCC City Operations: Develop the City of Nature Delivery Framework – a new governance model for the natural environment in Birmingham – embedding the principles into Stadium legacy planning and the approach to Perry Barr 2040. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

Long Term (2021 to 2024+)

Green Growth Flagship Scheme. BCC Inclusive Growth: Secure the long-term regeneration of Perry Barr, delivering new homes, jobs and infrastructure as part of this key sustainable growth area, through the Perry Barr 2040 Masterplan (supported by technology and data). BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC Inclusive Growth and Transport for West Midlands: Deliver initiatives identified in Local Travel Plans across the city which prioritise walking and cycling. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC Inclusive Growth: Embed a new approach for flexible uses within Perry Barr, including investment in small scale and start-up employment and business uses, and improvements to the streetscape including street lighting, signage, natural surveillance and personal safety. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

BCC Inclusive Growth and Transport for West Midlands: Building on the Games investment, support and accelerate the delivery of major public transport enhancements across the city to improve connectivity, including HS2, Midland Metro extensions, Sprint networks and Midlands Engine Rail proposals. Games Partner led with BCC support.

BCC Inclusive Growth and BCC City Operations: Undertake a masterplanning study at Perry Park and prepare a business case to support its enhancement into a sustainable destination park for the city. BCC Scheme (not part of Partner Legacy Programme).

Green Growth key measurements for benefits realisation monitoring

Key measurements for benefits realisation monitoring

1. Number of sustainable homes built in Perry Barr
2. Increase in modal share walking, cycling & public transport across the city
3. Number of new initiatives to support route to zero
4. Number of secondary spaces provided in Perry Barr
5. Amount of green/open space improved to higher biodiversity standards