Old Wolverhampton Tap Works site touted to developers as part of scheme to build 100 homes
The former Armitage Shanks Tap Works factory in Wolverhampton, which will be the site of new homes, is being marketed to prospective housing developers.
Wolverhampton council is inviting developers to submit expressions of interest to be part of an ambitious scheme to build more than 100 homes across three derelict sites in the area.
The factory on Showell Road, Low Hill, closed its doors in 2007 and has since been demolished.
The council hopes to appoint a development partner in the summer to build a mix of council and private homes on the site, as well as on land on the nearby Fifth Avenue and Broome Road.
Work could start on site as early as this autumn, with a view to the council units being completed within two years, followed by completion of the private housing.
Lesley Roberts, the council's strategic director for housing, said: "This project will give the Low Hill area a major boost and the proposals have been warmly welcomed by the Hawksford Residents and Tenants Association.
"As part of regeneration plans for Wolverhampton, our aim is to see 10,000 new homes built in Wolverhampton by 2026.
"This project supports the house building programme and will ensure we can deliver quality homes for all."
Expressions of interest should be submitted by April 11.
The scheme will be made up of a mixture of one, two and four bedroom properties including flats, houses and bungalows.
The development at Fifth Avenue will also include two wheelchair accessible family-sized bungalows, which are already under construction, as well as a specialist supported housing scheme for people with mental health needs.
The council has secured a local development order meaning the preferred development partner will only have to submit full details of the proposed new homes to the council for approval.
Earlier this month the authority announced it had won £420,000 of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to develop 14 bespoke flats for clients with mental health needs, which will form part of the development.
The money has come from a successful bid in the second round of Care and Support Specialist Housing Scheme and will provide one-bedroom units, plus a facility for on-site support staff.
The flats will feature the latest technology tailored to the requirements of the scheme and individuals, who will also have access to a communal garden, lounge and kitchen.
