New council homes plan for site of former pub

The apartments would be built on the former site of the Duke of York pub

More than 30 council homes could be built on the site of a former pub.

The vacant land is the former home of the Duke of York pub in Wolverhampton and the proposals would see 32 one and two-bedroom apartments, including wheelchair accessible ground-floor homes.

The development was put forward by Keon Homes on behalf of the City of Wolverhampton council, and would face Wednesfield Road, Tremont Street and Inkerman Street.

It is part of a second phase of regeneration in Heath Town, which aims to deliver up to 120 new council homes across five sites. Work could start in the winter.

The first part of the regeneration saw 40 new council houses on Hobgate Road plus another site on Tithe Croft with the majority being allocated to existing council tenants.

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