Latimer–Winvic £112m Digbeth scheme: density, phasing and site constraints for engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Latimer has awarded Winvic Construction a main works contract worth more than £112m to deliver a 481-home mixed-tenure scheme on a constrained 1.3-acre site off Digbeth High Street in Birmingham, including 9,803 sq ft of commercial space and new public realm. The project will comprise 141 homes for social rent, 147 for shared ownership and 193 for private sale, with around 60% classed as affordable. Demolition of the existing building by PJ Careys is scheduled for March 2026, with main construction due to start in October 2026, subject to pre-start conditions.
Technical Brief
- Development is now formally transitioning from planning to delivery stage with contractor appointment secured.
- Latimer, as Clarion Housing Group’s development arm, retains client/developer role and long-term asset interest.
- PJ Careys holds a separate demolition contract, creating a defined enabling-works package and interface risk.
- Winvic’s multi-room division will lead delivery, indicating a high-density, multi-unit residential construction typology.
- Site sits directly off Digbeth High Street, implying tight logistics, limited laydown and complex traffic management.
- Scheme is framed as part of Digbeth’s regeneration, so public realm tie-ins and stakeholder coordination will be critical.
Our Take
Clarion Housing Group and Latimer also feature in the Argenta House contract let to JRL Group in Stonebridge Park (London), signalling that Clarion is concurrently advancing multiple large mixed-tenure schemes with different delivery partners across the UK.
With 60% of the 481 homes in Digbeth classed as affordable, this Birmingham scheme sits at the higher end of affordability provision compared with most large residential projects in our Infrastructure coverage, which typically report closer to a half-and-half or minority affordable mix.
Delivering 481 units on a 1.3‑acre site indicates a very high-density urban build, which will likely drive complex logistics and sequencing for Winvic Construction, especially compared with Clarion’s taller but less land-constrained Argenta House towers in Stonebridge Park.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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