City of Birmingham Stadium
| Location | Saltley, Birmingham, England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°28′50″N 1°51′46″W / 52.48056°N 1.86278°WCoordinates: 52°28′50″N 1°51′46″W / 52.48056°N 1.86278°W |
| Owner | Birmingham City Council |
| Operator |
Warwickshire County Cricket Club Birmingham City F.C. |
| Capacity | 55,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | TBA |
| Construction cost | n/a |
| Architect | n/a |
| Tenants | |
| Birmingham City F.C. | |
The City of Birmingham Stadium was a proposed multi-purpose stadium in the Saltley area of Birmingham, England, originally for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham City F.C. to replace the current Edgbaston Cricket Ground and St Andrews Stadium respectively.
The cricket club cancelled these plans however, and only the football club remained interested. The original proposal was the centrepiece of a larger scheme to create a £300 million sports village on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site.
The proposal was for a 55,000-seat arena was to be part-funded by Las Vegas Sands, but the hopes of securing a licence for a super casino on site were rejected and Birmingham City F.C. were then unable to proceed with the plans for the stadium.
The proposed stadium and sports village was to be located on a site currently occupied by Birmingham Wheels in the 'Wheels Adventure Park' of the Saltley area of Birmingham. The site is bounded by several active railway lines, a canal and numerous major roads.
In relation to other areas, the site is near the St Andrews neighbourhood of Bordesley Green which is home to the St Andrews Stadium. The stadium is to the southwest of the development. Small Heath is to the south whilst Nechells is located to the west and Aston to the north. It is 1.1 miles (1.77 kilometres) from Birmingham New Street station in the city centre.
Phase 1 covers the Wheels Adventure Park and would have included the stadium within it. In terms of area, it was almost equal to that of Phase 2. Phase 1 would require the least amount of demolition as the land is largely untouched by development. The northern boundary of Phase 1 was determined by the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line which serves the area via the nearby Adderley Park railway station. The western boundary was determined by another railway line and partially by a canal whilst the eastern boundary is determined by a road. Phase 2, to the south, is the separated from Phase 1 via the boundary of land owned by Birmingham Wheels. Within the phase would be a soccer dome, indoor arena, basketball courts, health and fitness centre, Olympic-sized swimming pool and an entertainment complex, which would be attached to the stadium.
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