Calthorpe Estates and Wylam Investments (Edgbaston Holdings Limited) have been granted planning permission to develop the commercial element which will complete the Edgbaston Mill project in Warwickshire.

The decision means that Edgbaston Mill - a mixed use retail, leisure and residential scheme opposite the Warwickshire County Cricket Club (WCCC) ground - will see the construction of a 200-room hotel featuring a luxury health club including a spa and pool areas; a café; and three restaurants. Work is expected to start in spring 2011, with contractors Anglo Holt aiming to open the hotel and leisure complex by spring 2012.

WCCC's Edgbaston ground is itself in the middle of a £30m redevelopment, with the construction of a new 8,250-seat area of the stadium replacing the original 5,000-seat section. Work began in April this year and is expected to be completed by July 2011.