Empty shops could be revamped through salon plan

The shops have been empty and would be turned into a salon under the plans

An empty chemist could be demolished and rebuilt as a new salon as part of plans to transform a row of shops on a busy city route.

Newbridge Pharmacy, on Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, relocated next door about three years ago and an antique shop closed in the late 2000s and has been boarded up since.

The buildings were structurally unsound, and demolishing and rebuilding them was the best way to proceed, said a structural survey on the planning application submitted to the city council.

The plans include treatment rooms built in the former pharmacy's basement, with the ground and first floors also converted. Two new shop units would be built on the ground and first floors.

Applicant Min Bahai said both buildings had "fallen into disrepair" and had structural defects that could cause a "major hazard if allowed to decay further".

"Both were constructed in the early part of the 1900s and appear to be subsequently rendered," he added.

"Both properties have fallen into disrepair and have major structural defects which could cause major hazards to adjacent premises and passers-by if allowed to decay further."

Wolverhampton City Council will make a decision on the proposal at a later date.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.