Plan to transform former Walsall Wood pub which has been shut for several years into new flats to be rejected
A proposal to transform a former Walsall Wood pub which has been shut for several years into new apartments looks set to be thrown out.
Walsall Council planning committee members are being recommended to refuse permission for the demolition of the Boatman’s Rest, in High Street, and build 16 apartments in its place.
Representatives for the developer said the pub had been struggling before it closed, adding the new block would provide much needed housing.
But the plan has drawn objections from some people living nearby who have raised concerns including the loss of as heritage asset, an increase in traffic, lack of parking on the site, loss of privacy, noise and impact on trees on the site.
In a report to committee, which meets on September 7 to discuss the application, officers have recommended refusal.
