The developer behind the Birmingham apartments at the centre of a row over noise from nearby music venues has collapsed into administration.

Concept Development Solutions, which built the Abacus Building in Digbeth, has called in administrators BDO Stoy Hayward and its parent company Old House Holdings is in the hands of administrative receivers from the firm.

Thirty one staff have lost their jobs at Concept Development Solutions as well as 18 staff at Old House Holdings as a result of the collapse.

Concept has been the subject of controversy after Birmingham City Council did not require the firm to carry out a noise report when it applied for planning permission to build the Abacus Building.

The decision sparked the anger of nearby venues who have subsequently been dealt noise abatement orders following complaints about music from their venues being audible in the flats - with the most recent being The Rainbow.

Old House Holdings is the umbrella firm above a number of construction companies including Digbeth Coach Station developer Ashford Construction which was forced to cease trading last month amid crippling debts, halting progress on the £15 million flagship project.

The collapse of Ashford Construction also stopped work on a £35 million Warwickshire College scheme in Rugby college to train power workers.

Concept Development Solutions owns four brownfield sites and also has construction projects on four development sites around the West Midlands.

BDO Stoy Hayward business restructuring partner Jo Wright said: “It is unfortunate that due to very tough conditions in the construction market we have had to make a number of redundancies.

“We are reviewing all the options available to Concept Development Solutions Limited with an intention to sell the sites, as well as liaising with customers and interested parties in relation to the live construction projects.

A W Rail & Civil Engineering, another company under the Old House umbrella, has also fallen into administration.

Earlier this year Rainbow landlord Kent Davis, who believes the pub’s noise abatement order came as a result of complaints from just one resident living in the Abacus Building, attacked Birmingham City Council for not requiring Concept to carry out a noise survey before it was awarded planning permission.

The Rainbow has agreed to pay up to £40,000 to install a roof over its garden in a bid to stave off further complaints and is holding a “Raise the Roof” event on August 1 to raise cash for to pay for the work.

John Tighe, landlord of nearby pub The Spotted Dog, which received a Noise Abatement Order in 2007 because of complaints from the Abacus Building, has also been a vocal critic of the council for not obliging the developer to carry out the survey.