These new images show how Birmingham's athlete's village will be laid out both during and after the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The draft plans have been issued to the public to show how the site at Perry Barr will be developed over the next four years.

A formal planning application for the site is expected to be submitted later this month.

But there are concerns over the small number of larger three and four bedroom houses being promised.

They reveal a large park, further areas of open space and perhaps most striking, the closure of part of the Aldridge Road and Walsall Road gyratory system.

And show a range of green roofs on apartment blocks - where low maintenance grass is grown to provide insulation, cutting heating bills, and encourage wild life.

The plans will see homes and training facilities for an estimated 6,500 athletes and Games officials to use during the 2022 summer sporting spectacular. Athlete's facilities include the running track around the new park.

Following the Games the houses will be converted into more than 1,000 homes. These will be a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments and larger family townhouses for Brummies. Some homes will be sold, while others will be available for rent by the council.

A sheltered extra care village for the elderly is also likely to be included.

The site is currently occupied by the Birmingham City University campus buildings which are set to be demolished this summer.

Earlier this year the Government awarded the city council a £143 million grant towards the £370 million cost of development. The council will borrow the rest and fund it through sales and future rental income.

Further development will be taking place to improve the Perry Barr area, upgrading the rail station, re-routing the Aldridge Road, introducing a new Sprint bus route.

Council housing are seeking comments on the plans ahead of submitting a formal planning application and have held open meetings with local residents.

Cllr Jon Hunt (Lib Dem, Perry Barr) said that while pleased to see an extra care village, he also wants to see more family homes being provided.

"A lot will depend on the detail, but I am concerned there seems to be a lot of blocks of smaller apartments. I would have thought we need more family houses."

He suggested that smaller apartment for athletes could be combined into larger family sized properties after the Games.

But he was more relaxed about the transport changes indicated by the plans - particularly converting part of the existing Aldridge Road into a tree-lined pedestrian boulevard.

"It is not difficult to improve on the Aldridge Road here. It is so badly designed," he said.

"I understand there will be a new right turn into One Stop under the flyover and some changes on the Birchfield roundabout to open it up for buses."

Speaking earlier this year council leader Ian Ward said: " T he development of the Village is therefore the largest new-build element of the Games – and will help rejuvenate Perry Barr and the wider surrounding area, meaning there will be a meaningful and lasting legacy for the people of Birmingham, in particular those living near the heart of the action in 2022.

“We have a desperate need for high-quality housing in the city and it would have been much trickier to meet that demand if we had not been successful in our bid to host the Games."