Reworked plans for new homes on former Wolverhampton Goodyear site backed
Reworked plans for a major housing development on part of a former Wolverhampton tyre factory site have been given approval.
Persimmon Homes have been given permission to build 11 new homes at The Clock Tower on the old Goodyear factory by Wolverhampton Council planners.
These houses will be built in place of an apartment block that was due to incorporate the historic tower – the only feature of the factory remaining which has been given blue plaque status by Wolverhampton’s Civic and Historical Society.
It means there will be a total of 118 properties in this development phase – eight less than the original 126 planned – while the Clock Tower will stand alone.
Huge developments have already taken place across the whole Goodyear site since 2007, including the construction of hundreds of houses, an Aldi supermarket and a pub.
The Clock Tower houses will be a mixture of two, three and four bedroom homes and work to lay the foundations for them started last year.
In the plans, the developer said the area will be pedestrian focused and feature a “community pocket park” with benches and planting provided.
Work is also ongoing to refurbish the Clock Tower and repair the roof and external deck to ensure it is safe and secure.
A spokesman for Persimmon Homes West Midlands said: "We are delighted that our application for The Clock Tower at Akron Gate has been approved.
"A total of 118 properties will now be built at this popular development due to a redesign of the plans.
"Part of this redesign includes the provision of 11 new three and four-bedroom homes, with properties including our Lumley, Roseberry, Clayton Corner and the Wolvesey.
"These homes will complete the development with an appealing mix that we believe will attract first-time buyers and growing families.
"It is wonderful to see a new community developing on what once was the Goodyear site."
