Work is set to begin in June on the village complex which will house athletes, staff and officials of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The development, which will be on the former Birmingham City University site, will accommodate around 6,500 people during the Games, before being transformed into housing post-event.

The economic growth and developments which the games will be to the region are set to be a key focus of our Birmingham Development Plans Conference next month, where Ian Ward, the Chairman of Birmingham 2022 and the Leader of Birmingham City Council, is set to speak.

The first elements of work to be carried out will be the demolition of the former Birmingham City University Campus, with the council recently giving permission for the 20-acre site to be cleared. That work is set to take around 3 months before the building work can then commence.

The Athletes’ Village is set to cost around £370m – although detailed plans have yet to be published. After Birmingham 2022 the Village will then be converted into more than 1,000 homes to boost housing numbers in the city centre.

A spokesperson for the Council said: ”The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Village will provide over 1,000 much needed new homes for an area of the city where we have identified a need for additional housing, and this will be supported by improvements to transport and community infrastructure.”

Officials from Birmingham City Council recently attended the Commonwealth Games which were held on Australia’s Gold Coast – with a view of studying the athletes’ village to see the services, facilities, infrastructure and more. The visit allowed to council to see, explore and talk to the athletes and officials to gain invaluable feedback and comments on their requirements and understand how all of those elements could come together on one site.

We’re excited to hear more about the exciting developments which will come from the arrival of the Games – with this, Alexander Stadium and more set to be a real focus of our May conference. Just us for the Birmingham Development Plans Conference.