Planned food and retail venue not going ahead

Designs described the venue as a "day and night retail-as-entertainment experience for the whole family"

Major plans to open a food and retail park in repurposed shipping containers under Birmingham railway arches are no longer going ahead.

The "vibrant and exciting" venue, from Boxpark, was due to open between Floodgate Street and Milk Street in Digbeth this year.

In a statement, the company thanked people who supported the proposal and said it remained "committed to bringing Boxpark experiences to new locations in the future".

The new opening, which was approved by councillors last year, was set to create 200 job opportunities.

According to designs, the park would have restored the railway arches and celebrated the "cathedral-like character of the found spaces beneath the railway line".

It was described as "day and night retail-as-entertainment experience for the whole family".

The design document also said the proposal would have "revitalised" a locally listed historic asset that had long been vacant into an "attractive and high-quality entertainment venue".

In recommending approval, a council officer's report said it would "support the role of Digbeth within the wider city as a cultural hub and night time economy centre".

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.