A major update has been issued on divisive plans for new apartments in a Birmingham suburb.

Proposals were previously lodged for a development featuring four townhouses and 28 apartments in a four-storey block in Edgbaston .

The plans also sought permission for the demolition of existing on-site buildings as well as the redevelopment of an existing building.

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A council officer’s report said 29 Harrisons Road, the site of the application, was built in 1956 and consisted of a chapel, offices and accommodation for students and staff associated with the University of Birmingham .

It added the facilities no longer met the operational requirements of the Chaplaincy and the site was vacated

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