Sandwell council has received a planning application by an office space development company for a new development in Oldbury town centre. The plans are for a ÂŁ6.6 million development which will see a new complex built on the site of a bus station on Halesowen Street that is no longer used. The development is planned to have a combined library and office space solution for 300 council workers. The library part of the development is expected to cost in the region of ÂŁ400,000.
The development is planned to be environmentally friendly with plants on the roof for better drainage. Included in the development are parking for the disabled and an area for staff to keep their bicycles.
The planning application comes with a statement that reads:
The building has a distinctive profile and will have good quality materials and colours to lift the atmosphere of the area.
If the development is approved, the building will be christened the Jack Judge House, after the local musician who wrote the song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”. There is also planned to be a plaque added to the building.
The new development is expected to be completed by 2010.