The New Site

The Assay Office’s new home is located within the St George’s development, fronting Icknield Street. This site will provide a prominent location for the new Assay Office at a gateway to the Jewellery Quarter.

The site is bounded by Icknield Street, Pope Street and Moreton Street, with its main frontage looking onto Icknield Street.

The development of the new Assay Office building will mark the first stage of the development of the wider 2.75 hectare St George’s development, which is to be developed for a wide mix of uses. The development of the Assay Office building will be the first new-build project on the site and will provide a significant boost to the regeneration of the remainder of the scheme.

“The move is all about securing our future for the next 100 years. The new building will enable us to work more cleanly and efficiently and grasp new opportunities more readily. This will be to the benefit of our staff, customers and the Jewellery Quarter. Our new Assay Office will be a significant asset to Birmingham” (Michael Allchin, Chief Executive and Assay Master of the
Birmingham Assay Office Group)

PLANNING CONTEXT
The site is located within the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area and its regeneration is seen as part of the vision for the Jewellery Quarter, as set out in the Big City Plan. The use of this derelict site to provide a commercial development which creates a new home for the Assay Office is a proposal which conforms with adopted planning policy for Birmingham.

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