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Edgbaston Cricket Ground £42m expansion approved for 2027 Ashes
Will Mann Editor
The proposed stand redevelopment at Edgbaston Cricket Ground (image: Warwickshire CCC).
Edgbaston Cricket Ground has been granted planning permission by Birmingham City Council for a major ground redevelopment that will include a new onsite hotel.
The city planning committee approved the £42m scheme this week. Work is expected to start in September and be completed in time for the men’s Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston in 2027.
The redeveloped stand – which will have a slightly bigger capacity than the existing Raglan and Priory stands – will include a new concourse with enhanced food and drink options, plus improved facilities for disabled spectators.
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The proposed 146-bed Radisson Red hotel will include a rooftop terrace, pitch-view rooms with balconies, and other rooms that can be converted into hospitality boxes with external terraces to watch the match action.
The proposed 146-bed Radisson Red hotel (image: Warwickshire CCC).
West Midlands Combined Authority has supported the project with a loan of up to £18m.
Craig Flindall, Edgbaston strategy director, said: “We’re grateful to Birmingham City Council for approving the plans and for sharing our vision to bring increased economic and social benefits to the region through international sport.
“Cricket will always stay at the heart of our thinking. But it’s important we develop a stadium that operates all year round, supporting new jobs in this part of the city and creating wider community opportunities.
“We are creating a mixed-use destination that will combine elite sport, conferencing and events and residential and hotel accommodation with community facilities that will improve education, employment and social cohesion in the area.”
The project is the latest development in the Edgbaston Masterplan to transform the stadium into a multi-use sports, residential, commercial and community complex.
Edgbaston’s Masterplan has seen the opening of Corkfield’s apartment complex opposite the stadium and the launch of a hospitality centre of excellence.
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