City flats to get efficiency makeover

The three blocks off Ettingshall Road date back to the 1950s or 60s

Plans have been approved for the makeover of three blocks of flats in Wolverhampton to improve their energy efficiency and appearance.

Wolverhampton Homes said the scheme, on Boydon Close, Ettingshall, would add external and cavity-wall insulation, plus new doors and windows.

Forty-five homes will benefit from the improvements, partly funded by the government's Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.

City of Wolverhampton planners said the scheme would "enhance the character and appearance of the buildings and area".

Planning documents submitted for the scheme said that the buildings, off Ettingshall Road, dated back to the 1950s or 60s.

Although the windows had been double-glazed with uPVC units at some point, it was unknown when and the windows were in need of replacement, they added.