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Priors Gate: reviews and facts
What is published about Priors Gate in Steelhouse Lane, B4, Birmingham city centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom, what official registers and other sources say, and what changed over time. Facts only, each with its source.
- Developer
- Bunnywell Homes flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Location
- Steelhouse Lane, B4, Birmingham city centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Stage
- off-plan flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Handover on record
- September 2027 flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Permit or licence number
- Birmingham City Council 2025/06786/PA (prior approval, 59 flats) cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- Deposit protection
- not researched yet
- Page we read
- flambardwilliams.co.uk flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Last checked
- 5 Nov 2026
- Open data record
- BHX-002
In short
- Priors Gate is listed as off-plan in Steelhouse Lane, B4, Birmingham city centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom, by Bunnywell Homes. flambardwilliams.co.uk
- The handover date on record is September 2027. flambardwilliams.co.uk
- A permit or licence number is published. cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- Of 12 developer claims we checked, 4 are confirmed by a register or an independent source, 5 are not yet verified and 3 are contradicted by another source. Open data record
What is promised
As published by the developer or on listing pages, in the wording of the source.
- Price from: GBP 200,000 flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Units: 59 flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Unit sizes: 38 - 65.5 m² flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Unit types: 1BR, 2BR flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Payment plan: GBP 5,000 reservation, 10% on exchange, balance on completion flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Ownership: 999-year leasehold with share of freehold flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Permit authority: Birmingham City Council flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Deposit: 10% flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Construction start: May 2026 flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Handover promised: Q3 2027 flambardwilliams.co.uk
- agent floor plans by floor with unit counts and size ranges (409 to 705 sq ft) cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- 999-year lease, share of freehold, no ground rent cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- prices from GBP 200,000 to 247,500 depending on agent cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- GBP 5,000 reservation, 10% on exchange cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- projected yields up to 6.2% long let, 14% short let cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- completion September 2027 cornerstone-propertypartners.com
Delivery and delay record
Every dated promise we found, how it changed and whether the date has passed. Status rules: promise tracker.
- Handover or completion: September 2027 date still ahead
our research record of 31 Oct 2026 flambardwilliams.co.uk - Other construction milestone: July 2026 kept
our research record of 31 Oct 2026 flambardwilliams.co.uk
Permits and licences
- Number published: Birmingham City Council 2025/06786/PA (prior approval, 59 flats). cornerstone-propertypartners.com
- PlanIndex (council register mirror) shows prior approval 2025/06786/PA for 59 flats decided 28 Jan 2026 and full permission 2026/01581/PA (27 Jul 2026) for 4 more flats in a new storey; Birmingham's own portal shows an earlier prior approval 2025/04163/PA for 49 flats (applicant NVSM Limited, approved 30 Sep 2025). Agents do not quote a number cornerstone-propertypartners.com
Live check in the official registers
Queries the official registers we can reach for this country now and shows what each returns. Each answer is hashed (SHA-256); nothing is invented, a register with no data says so.
The six buyer checks
Public means the information is published. The level says who confirms it. Method: how we score.
| Check | Public | Who confirms it | What we found |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | yes | confirmed in an official register | PlanIndex (council register mirror) shows prior approval 2025/06786/PA for 59 flats decided 28 Jan 2026 and full permission 2026/01581/PA (27 Jul 2026) for 4 more flats in a new storey; Birmingham's own portal shows an earlier prior approval 2025/04163/PA for 49 flats (applicant NVSM Limited, approved 30 Sep 2025). Agents do not quote a number cornerstone-propertypartners.com |
| Deposit protection | no | not published | |
| Construction progress | yes | confirmed by an independent source | Benchmark Group updates: strip-out started 15 May 2026, internal strip-out complete 15 Jul 2026; Place Midlands and Birmingham Mail reported works under way in May 2026 cornerstone-propertypartners.com |
| Floor or site plans | yes | stated only by the developer | Flambard Williams page shows floor-by-floor plans (lower ground to third floor) with unit counts and size ranges cornerstone-propertypartners.com |
| Developer track record | no | not published | No completed projects by Bunnywell Homes are named on any sales page; Bunnywell Holdings Ltd (12993071) is a letting company with accounts to Mar 2025 cornerstone-propertypartners.com |
| No guaranteed returns | yes | stated only by the developer | Yields described as projected ('up to 6.2%', '14% STL'); no guarantee cornerstone-propertypartners.com |
Developer claims we tested
| Claim (source wording) | Result | Checked against | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior approval for 59 flats (2025/06786/PA) granted 28 Jan 2026 | verified | independent | planindex.co.uk |
| Earlier prior approval for 49 flats (2025/04163/PA) granted 30 Sep 2025 to NVSM Limited | verified | registry | eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk |
| Only 59 units available | contradicted | independent | planindex.co.uk |
| Developer is Bunnywell Homes | not verified yet | placemidlands.co.uk | |
| Works started May 2026 | verified | independent | birminghammail.co.uk |
| Internal strip-out complete (Jul 2026) | not verified yet | benchmarkgrouplimited.com | |
| Completion September 2027 | not verified yet | placemidlands.co.uk | |
| Building is a registered heritage site (agent) | contradicted | independent | placemidlands.co.uk |
| Prices from GBP 200,000 | contradicted | cornerstone-propertypartners.com | |
| Short-term lets approved | not verified yet | atlasinvestments.co.uk | |
| 50% sold shortly after launch | not verified yet | ereproperty.com |
What changed, with dates
- 1 Nov 2026: plans published: yes to no flambardwilliams.co.uk
- 1 Nov 2026: plans published: no to yes flambardwilliams.co.uk
- Fingerprint of the developer page text on 5 Nov 2026: SHA-256
d5536b166e598634.... Anyone can check it on kolaboro.com/verify. kolaboro.com/verify
Public reports
What public sources report, with the link. We list reports; we do not judge the developer.
- No reports of disputes, regulator action, stoppages or financial difficulty found in the sources we read.
About the developer
- No completed projects by Bunnywell Homes are named on any sales page; Bunnywell Holdings Ltd (12993071) is a letting company with accounts to Mar 2025 flambardwilliams.co.uk
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- We track 3 projects in Birmingham. 67% publish a permit or licence number and 0% state deposit protection. kolaboro.com/m
Buyer reviews
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Questions buyers ask
Is Priors Gate legit?
Kolaboro does not label projects or developers. What the public record shows: A permit or licence number is published. Of 12 developer claims we checked, 4 are confirmed by a register or an independent source, 5 are not yet verified and 3 are contradicted by another source. The handover date on record is September 2027. No reports of disputes, regulator action, stoppages or financial difficulty found in the sources we read. Check the sources on this page and ask the developer for documents before paying.
When will Priors Gate be delivered?
The handover date on record is September 2027.
Who is the developer of Priors Gate?
Bunnywell Homes, according to the sources listed on this page.
Does Priors Gate have a permit or licence?
A permit or licence is confirmed in an official register (see Permits and licences).
Are there reviews of Priors Gate?
There are no verified buyer reviews yet. Buyers who prove their purchase can submit one; it is published after moderation.
Sources
Every fact on this page links to its source. Pages we read are fingerprinted and kept by date.
- flambardwilliams.co.uk https://www.flambardwilliams.co.uk/property/priors-gate-birmingham/
- cornerstone-propertypartners.com https://cornerstone-propertypartners.com/priors-gate-birmingham/
- atlasinvestments.co.uk https://atlasinvestments.co.uk/portfolio/priors-gate/
- eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk https://eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/Generic/StdDetails.aspx?DAU...
- ereproperty.com https://ereproperty.com/property/priors-gate/
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12993071
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16730396
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16730396/charges
- planindex.co.uk https://planindex.co.uk/planning-applications/birmingham/2026-01581-pa
- benchmarkgrouplimited.com https://www.benchmarkgrouplimited.com/news-updates
- birminghammail.co.uk https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/former-birmingham-police-hq-become-338...
- linkedin.com https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bryant-priest-newman_this-week-planning-permission-was-gran...
- placemidlands.co.uk https://www.placemidlands.co.uk/steelhouse-lane-station-set-for-resi-conversion/
- placemidlands.co.uk https://www.placemidlands.co.uk/work-under-way-on-former-birmingham-police-station/
- theconstructionindex.co.uk https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/planning-leads/Birmingham/view/1163757
Last checked 5 Nov 2026. How we collect data: data policy. Facts quoted from sources are shown in the language of the source.