Bordesley Hall – conversion from business park to residential area

Bordesley Hall was an attractive 18th century Georgian mansion
Historically, the site is within Bordesley Park, a property of Bordesley Abbey, originally the lost Domesday manor of Osmerley.
The use of the Hall and its grounds changed to business when it was purchased by the British Cast Iron Research Association in 1941. In more recent times it has been used as a small business park.

2024 – The developer Wain Homes submitted plans (24/00554/REM) for converting the Hall into three apartments with 43 houses.

Dec 2024 – Bromsgrove Planning Department approved the submission.
The Planning Officer’s report can be viewed here. The final decision notice can be viewed here.

Construction groundworks have started, with full construction beginning November 2025, using this Construction Environmental Management Plan

Wain Homes gave the RGA an update in September 2025, which included some proposed further changes to the Hall :

Following some resident’s concerns, the RGA have asked Severn Trent to provide reassurance that the extra water demand from this development will not negatively impact the village. Severn Trent have replied :

I would like to assure you that we have undertaken a thorough assessment of the additional demand this development will have on the water network and from a hydraulic perspective, we do not have any concerns. Theres a 180mm outlet main from the boosters which would have a design capacity for nearly double the 239 props (+ the proposed 49) that the booster feeds. The booster itself doesn’t seem to have any issues with capacity either; with the new development added to current demand, we are looking at around 3lps peak flow going through the boosters with a maximum available boosted flow of 10lps, so this would be well within its current means.
Previous issues with supply look to be linked to other factors such as power issues impacting the booster, but this does not affect the booster’s capacity. Our Operations team will monitor the situation regard power at the booster through our regular maintenance programme, but the problem may be attributable to issues regarding general power supply resilience to the area, which we can do nothing about. If power is lost, we would bring generators to site to restore service as quickly as possible.
With regard to damage to our assets we will be engaging with the developer to advise on permanent or temporary designated crossing points to ensure work can proceed without damaging our mains.
Bill Walton CEnv. IEng. MIWater. PgDip.
Chief Engineer, Severn Trent Water