Bilston town centre pub looking to reopen after being closed for more than 10 years
A once-popular pub near Wolverhampton that has been closed for more than ten years looks set to reopen after being purchased by a new owner.
The Spread Eagle in Lichfield Street, Bilston, closed suddenly in 2011 and has remained boarded up since.
New owner Vijay Kumar has now applied to Wolverhampton Council for planning permission to build a new function room at the rear of the pub.
A report by Paul Simkin of Wolverhampton-based Thorne Architecture, sent alongside the application, said: “The existing pub has been derelict for years and has fallen into disrepair.
“Our client has recently purchased the premises and is currently undertaking renovation works.
“As the layout of the existing pub is cramped and has had a variety of small rear extensions over the years to provide additional room, these are not now adequate and are in a poor state of repair.
“The proposals are to demolish the existing rear extensions and incorporate the area in a new flat-roofed extension, providing kitchen and toilet facilities together with an additional restaurant and function room.
“There will also be a small rear deck area.
“Car parking facilities will remain unchanged. Also. the building extensions will use material to match the existing building and have no impact on neighbouring properties.
“The extensions will be lower than the height of the existing building and will have no detrimental impact on the surrounding area,” added the report.
When it finally closed in 2011, the pub was thought to have been struggling financially.
