Second Sutton Park venue to get makeover ad rebrand

A second Sutton Park hospitality venue is set for a huge facelift if plans are agreed by Birmingham City Council. The landmark Park House in Sutton Park, home of the Toby Carvery is set to be replaced by a new restaurant if city planners give the go-ahead.

It follows the closure and imminent reopening of Bracebridge restaurant, also in Sutton Park and adjacent to Bracebridge Pool.

The Carvery, near Town Gate, will become a Mitchells & Butlers Browns restaurant.

According to a Birmingham Mail report, the company, which leases the Grade II listed building from Birmingham City Council, has applied for listed building consent to make alterations, including a new floor, and external redecoration, as well as for permission to make changes to the rear extension.

A planning, design and heritage statement by JTS Partnership on behalf of M&B, reveals the proposed changes to what was an 18 th century mill house, which has had several extensions and changes since. 

The statement says: “Little remains of the layout and footprint of the original mill house. The few original features are potentially limited to fireplaces and ceilings.” The plan is to turn the carvery into a Browns Bar and Restaurant, like the one by the Bullring in Spiceal Street in the city centre.

The exterior of the venue will be redecorated in colors appropriate to the late 19th-century additions in the Tudor style. The applicants assure that the internal changes to the historic core will not impact the heritage significance of the building.