Solihull Town Centre including Mell Square

Solihull Town Centre presents a range of occupier, investment and development partner opportunities.

Located immediately off Junction 5 of the M42 Motorway, the town centre offers exceptional connectivity via road and rail. Solihull town centre is minutes away from Birmingham Airport, connecting to 140 direct international destinations, and the planned High Speed (HS2) Interchange station connecting to London in 38 minutes.

Solihull’s thriving town centre presents a range of commercial and residential development opportunities that align with significant investment in public realm and transport infrastructure. A Town Centre Masterplan has been developed by Solihull Council, providing potential investors with a blueprint for future investment and development in the town centre over the next 20 years, highlighting a comprehensive range of exciting opportunities. At the heart of this future vision are plans to deliver a wholesale transformation of Mell Square over the next ten years, enhancing the already successful town centre with a significantly improved retail offer, expanded night-time economy and new high-quality housing.
Through a phased development approach, the Business & Commercial Quarter also offers key opportunities such as the Westgate development, which will be ready for occupation in around 100 weeks from when pre-let commitment and occupier interest is invited.

Solihull town centre is already a leading regional retail, leisure and office location with a number of high profile occupiers, international retailers and brands
The Solihull Town Centre Masterplan identifies the strategic development opportunity sites in the town centre, as well as the additional infrastructure requirements necessary to facilitate this development and wider growth.
Investment in accessibility through improved junctions, corridors and public realm across the centre is underway, creating connected quarters and supporting development. Designs are being developed for a new Integrated Transport Hub at Solihull Railway Station, incorporating new facilities and development, alongside a pioneering Low Carbon Energy Network, reducing operational costs for new and existing commercial and public sector schemes.

A range of quality housing, top rated schools and unrivalled connectivity to the wider region and beyond, mean that Solihull town centre is the perfect base to attract and retain staff.

Westgate
Westgate, 21 Homer Road, is owned by the Council and offers 10,600m2 Grade A office. Developed to pre-construction stage, the scheme will deliver prime collaborative working spaces in a key location between the High Street and the station.

Flexible floorplates and collaborative space meets clean, green and sustainable features with a focus on future-proofing. This will ensure adaptability is built into the design from the outset and the building can deliver against a range of occupier demands.

Mell Square
In October 2023 Muse was announced as Solihull Council’s preferred development partner to bring forward the ambitious regeneration of the iconic Mell Square.

Working closely with the Council and other key stakeholders, Muse will help deliver the wholesale transformation of Mell Square over the next ten years.

The emerging masterplan for Mell Square will deliver transformational regeneration for Solihull the town centre by:

• Creating a mixed residential neighbourhood to increase housing choice
• Building high-quality, sustainable buildings that set the standard for new developments in the town centre.
• Delivering well-designed, flexible public spaces and routes that better connect Mell Square to the wider town centre and become a hive of activity for business, meeting and spending time.
• Attracting new restaurants, bars and retailers to complement the town centre’s existing offer and diversify its night-time economy.
• Providing the opportunity for the delivery of commercial businesses in the future, such as offices and a hotel.

Why invest in Solihull?

One of the most productive economies and fastest growing labour markets in the country, UK Central Solihull attracts international investment and global names, home to Jaguar Land Rover, Changan Automotive, Rolls Royce and Gymshark.

Combining a highly skilled workforce, unrivalled quality of life, exceptional connectivity and unlimited opportunity, UK Central Solihull provides a compelling investment proposition.

At MIPIM 2022 UK Central Solihull showcased ambitious plans for the UK Central Hub, home to Birmingham Airport, Birmingham International Station, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham Business Park and Arden Cross, the new mixed-use destination which will be the location of the new HS2 Interchange Station – the first outside London.

The Hub has the potential to support up to 70,000 jobs and deliver over 650,000 sq m of prime commercial space, 8,000 new homes and £6.2 billion GVA per year.

Their Urban Growth Company is leading infrastructure investment and development to create a brand new, sustainable urban quarter at Arden Cross, with high-speed rail and unrivalled connectivity at its heart.

The NEC masterplan proposes the transformation of over 67 acres to new residential, office, leisure and community spaces, incorporating 5,000 new homes and supporting 3,500 new jobs.

Major transport investment ranging from new and improved motorway junctions to upgrades of the local highways network, along with new public transport routes, further add to The Hub’s attractiveness.

Solihull’s town centre also presents a range of exciting commercial and residential development opportunities, with significant investment committed to further public realm and transport infrastructure enhancement.

With a track record of innovative housing delivery and ambitions to accelerate development across Council owned sites, UK Central Solihull offers a range of potential sites for innovative schemes in strategic locations, linked to our economic growth agenda.

Their ambition is underpinned by a commitment to sustainable development, adding value to commercial opportunities and showcasing the region’s strength in low carbon expertise as a national exemplar of future placemaking.