Plan for 93 homes on historic paint firm site

A computer-generated image of how the new housing development could look at Dixon House on Cleveland Road, Wolverhampton

The former site of a historic Wolverhampton paint and wallpaper firm could be developed into 93 new homes.

Proposals have been drawn up to convert offices and demolish derelict warehousing previously occupied by S.J. Dixon & Son on Cleveland Road.

The company, established in Wolverhampton in 1854, has moved to Carvers building suppliers premises on Littles Lane.

The planned accommodation would consist of 42 houses and 51 flats and apartments.

Adjacent Dixon House would house 30 of the apartments, with additional community space, parking and landscaping.

If approved, the new homes would be managed by the YMCA and whg.

A statement from Birmingham-based BPN Architects on behalf of the applicant said existing warehousing and office space was derelict and unsuitable, leaving demolition the only option.

A previous bid to open a Costa Coffee drive-through and Greggs bakery on the site was rejected by planners in November 2020.

Applicant Tim Dixon said the building was unfit for use

The applicant Tim Dixon, managing director of S.J. Dixon & Son, said at the time the warehouses were "a sanctuary for pigeons and full of moss and fern".

He added the roof was "shot", people could not walk on upstairs floors and the buildings were leaking damp into nearby listed buildings.

The site, which borders Bilston Road and Hospital Street, lies within the Cleveland Road Conservation Area.

This includes the nearby Grade II listed Royal Hospital and former Baker’s Shoe Factory buildings.

City of Wolverhampton Council planners will make a decision on the application at a future date.

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