Residential strategy risks destroying Jewellery Quarter industrial base
Birmingham is in danger of destroying the manufacturing base of its historic Jewellery Quarter by focusing on new residential space at the expense of industry.
Liberal Democrat Mayoral candidate Beverley Nielsen said the strategy by the city council ignored the interests of the small manufacturers which had established the area’s reputation.
Following a campaign visit to the area, Ms Nielsen said she feared a combination of fast-rising property prices and business rates, coupled with short-term local authority leases did not p... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
