Plans have been lodged for a £100 million regeneration project in the Digbeth district of Birmingham.

Hartwell, the automotive and property development company, is leading the scheme known as Phoenix Yard which will contain 240 new apartments.

The proposals also include 260,000 sq ft of media and educational space, commercial floorspace, retail units, public realm and landscaping, subject to winning the city's backing.

An application has now been lodged with Birmingham City Council after plans for the site off Digbeth High Street were first revealed in March.

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The 2.8-acre, brownfield development site is bordered by Coventry Street, Oxford Street and Meriden Street and is owned by Hartwell.

It is currently occupied by a children's nursery and was home to South & City College and more recently Birmingham City University's STEAMhouse innovation facility before it moved to a new development in Belmont Row.

Hartwell, which was founded in 1919, also previously ran a garage there.

The company said Phoenix Yard could create around 200 construction jobs and has the potential to deliver more than 500 full-time equivalent jobs.

Architecture practice Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has designed the scheme which Hartwell said paid homage to the land's industrial history as Phoenix ironworks.

Hartwell's group property manager Joanne Churchill said: "We are grateful for the positive feedback we've received during the public consultation period from the local community, stakeholders and businesses regarding our proposed plans.

"We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone for their valuable insights and supportive words. Our vision for Phoenix Yard aims to create a dynamic, mixed-use neighbourhood at the heart of Digbeth.

"By tapping into the potential of this site, our plans are set to significantly enhance the area's evolution into a thriving and vibrant part of Birmingham, providing an exciting array of new workspace, living and amenity opportunities for the future."

If approved, the scheme would join a long list of new developments currently in the pipeline for the Digbeth area including and the neighbouring Stone Yard and also off High Street.

Elsewhere in the district, the BBC is revamping the former Typhoo factory to create a new home for its West Midlands teams currently based in the Mailbox and the Smithfield project will revamp the old