Derelict garage site could become apartment block

An architect's image of what the new apartments could look like

Plans have been submitted to build council apartments on the site of disused garages in Wolverhampton.

Construction firm Keon Homes put the proposals forward on behalf of Wolverhampton City Council.

The 12 apartments, which would be situated off Russell Street, Graiseley, would be one-bedroom homes in a three-story development.

The derelict garages had been blighted by anti-social behaviour, the city council said, and added that its plan to demolish them later this year had been approved.

The development would include ground-floor wheelchair accessible apartments.

"Clearing and developing small brownfield sites like this is a major part of our housing strategy to deliver better homes for local people in well-connected neighbourhoods, said the authority's deputy leader, Steve Evans.

"It is important we deliver a range of different-sized council homes across the city to cater for a variety of needs.

"Should the plans be approved, the development will provide an uplift to the area for residents and businesses alike."

Keon Homes said should the application be approved, it would "further bolster the supply of affordable housing in Wolverhampton", and "inject new life" into the area.