Nursery bid for salon in Walsall finally agreed
A bid to create a nursery on top of a Brownhills beauty salon has succeeded – at the second time of asking.
Walsall Council planners finally gave the green light to the proposal for The Surgery, in Short Street, which will cater for 45 children aged from a month to five years old.
Work will include building a new floor above the existing beauty clinic, which will cater for the younger children.
An area on the ground floor will be dedicated to three to five year olds and the nursery provision will see 12 jobs created.
The remaining part of the ground floor will be used for ultrasound scanning, make-up, Botox and facial fillers.
A plan to create the nursery at the site was put forward earlier this year and would have catered for a total of 60 children.
But, in April, Walsall Council planners refused permission, prompting the reworked proposal which has been given the go-ahead.
The application said: “The two businesses, nursery and beauty/scanning clinic, will be entirely separate and operate side by side, both owned and managed by the United Group of Companies.
Car parks
“The forty five child scheme is the minimum needed to achieve economic viability of the proposal with regard to investment and ongoing maintenance/running costs
“Customers using both the clinic and the nursery can park vehicles on two existing public car parks providing 133 car parking spaces, 43 spaces immediately adjacent to the site and 90 within 100metres walking distance.
“There is unregulated parking along Short Street carriageway itself. It is anticipated that customers of the nursery will park for, on average, 10 minutes for each drop-off and pick-up visit
“There will be two dedicated disabled car parking spaces provided on site together with a dedicated car parking space for the general manager.
“There are pedestrian links to nearby Brownhills High Street and the busy shopping area together with public transport links.
“It is hoped that when parents/guardians of the children using the nursery drop off their children, they may well venture into the shopping areas to use the stores and establishments.
“The nursery will provide a safe, secure and educational environment for the children served and be amply staffed by 12 dedicated personnel.”
