Derelict site demolished for affordable homes

Work to demolish the former Stowheath Day Training Centre in East Park has started

Demolition work has begun on a derelict site in preparation for new affordable homes.

City of Wolverhampton Council has started the work at the former Stowheath Day Training Centre, in East Park, ahead of mineshaft treatments on the brownfield land to make it ready for development.

The authority said the remediation work at the site on Stowheath Lane had been funded by the government and would allow the land to be sold to a proposed development partner.

It added that 39 energy-efficient homes were planned for the site, with the designs, informed by feedback from previous consultation with residents, subject to planning approval.

Councillor Chris Burden, cabinet member for city development, jobs and skills, said it was important the council made "the most of its assets", adding the demolition would enable the derelict site to be "put back into meaningful use".

"It will enable the development of new and better affordable homes for key workers in this part of the city," he added.

The number of affordable homes planned for the site was previously reduced after the authority said investigations had revealed the full extent of the ground conditions of the brownfield site.