New flats approved amid city regeneration push

The new homes are part of major regeneration work that has been under way in Heath Town

Plans have been approved for more than 30 new council homes to be built on the site of a former pub in Wolverhampton.

The scheme for Heath Town is part of a second phase of regeneration in the area that could see up to 120 new council homes being built across five sites, the City of Wolverhampton Council said.

The proposals put forward by Keon Homes on behalf of the council included 32 one and two-bedroom apartments where the Duke of York pub once stood.

The regeneration of Heath Town was helping "increase the number of good homes in well-connected neighbourhoods across the city", the council said.

The new development, facing Wednesfield Road, Tremont Street and Inkerman Street, will include wheelchair accessible ground floor homes.

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It follows 40 new council houses being built on Hobgate Road and one site on Tithe Croft, off Chervil Rise.

There had been extensive demolition work in the area, the council said, with vacant buildings removed and existing residential blocks improved, with three new play areas and a football pitch being created.

"One of our key priorities is to increase the number of good homes in well-connected neighbourhoods across the city," said Steve Evans, deputy council leader and cabinet member for housing.

"The regeneration of Heath Town is helping achieve that and it is heartening to see how it is changing the lives of families for the better.

"Planning approval now means we can kick-start the next phase of our transformation of the estate, which is being built on the strong sense of community at Heath Town, where we have delivered improvements and new homes the residents can be proud of."