Area
Regeneration in Solihull
Solihull's regeneration covers Arden Cross and Holbeche Place, with Chelmsley Wood East Pride in Place funding routes explained.
Research checked
The place
Solihull's regeneration centres on the UK Central growth area around the HS2 Interchange at Arden Cross, the Holbeche Place masterplan reshaping Solihull town centre, and North Solihull estate renewal at Kingshurst Village Centre and the former Simon Digby School site in Chelmsley Wood.
Who decides and delivers
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is the planning authority for local housing need and the accountable body for Pride in Place and its Impact Fund, and is lead partner at Kingshurst and Simon Digby alongside Solihull Community Housing. The Chelmsley Wood East Neighbourhood Board shapes and signs off the borough's single Pride in Place plan. Arden Cross Ltd, formed by Birmingham City Council, Coleshill Estate and Packington Estate, leads the HS2 Interchange masterplan with Muse and the University of Warwick, and Vistry Group delivers the Simon Digby scheme.
What each edition tracks
Each quarterly edition tracks progress at Arden Cross, Holbeche Place and North Solihull's estate renewal, and the Chelmsley Wood East board's plan deadline. This edition is dated to 19 September 2026, the day its research was checked.
Current edition
Q3 2026
As at 19 September 2026
Funding, places and delivery. A briefing for the organisations bringing forward homes and regeneration across Solihull and the UK Central growth area. Research checked 19 September 2026.
Regeneration projects in Solihull
Solihull's largest development ambition is Arden Cross, the masterplan around the HS2 Interchange station, the NEC and Birmingham Airport. In the town centre, the Holbeche Place masterplan is redeveloping the Mell Square area, and in North Solihull, Kingshurst Village Centre and the former Simon Digby School site in Chelmsley Wood are delivering new homes alongside community, health and retail space.
Construction and housing funding in Solihull
Homes England and the National Housing Bank make final funding and contractual decisions on schemes such as Holbeche Place. The West Midlands Combined Authority provides devolved housing and land funds used at both Kingshurst and Simon Digby, and is a partner in the Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation, which extends into Solihull. The borough's single Pride in Place neighbourhood, Chelmsley Wood East, holds a ten-year allocation, though Solihull holds no separate Impact Fund allocation. Local calls include the Community Infrastructure Levy's neighbourhood proportion and the Brownfield Land Release Fund.
Who decides regeneration in Solihull
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is the planning authority for local housing need and the accountable body for Pride in Place, and is lead partner at Kingshurst and Simon Digby alongside Solihull Community Housing. The Chelmsley Wood East Neighbourhood Board leads on approving the borough's single Pride in Place plan. Arden Cross Ltd, formed by Birmingham City Council, Coleshill Estate and Packington Estate rather than Solihull Council, leads the HS2 Interchange masterplan.
Questions about regeneration in Solihull
- What regeneration is happening in Solihull?
- Solihull's regeneration centres on Arden Cross, the masterplan around the HS2 Interchange station, the Holbeche Place redevelopment of the Mell Square area in the town centre, and North Solihull estate renewal at Kingshurst Village Centre and the former Simon Digby School site in Chelmsley Wood.
- How is construction and housing funded in Solihull?
- Solihull's schemes draw on Homes England national grants, West Midlands Combined Authority devolved housing and land funds used at Kingshurst and Simon Digby, a single Pride in Place neighbourhood allocation at Chelmsley Wood East, and local calls such as the Community Infrastructure Levy's neighbourhood proportion.
- Who leads regeneration in Solihull?
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is the planning authority and accountable body for Pride in Place, and lead partner at Kingshurst and Simon Digby with Solihull Community Housing. The Chelmsley Wood East Neighbourhood Board oversees its area, while Arden Cross Ltd, not the council, leads the HS2 Interchange masterplan.
The Solihull handbook
Planning and building-regulations guidance for the area, published separately.
Directory inclusion
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