Homes plan for former Wolverhampton care home site given green light

Wolverhampton Council planners granted permission to the authority’s own application to build the houses on the land at the junction of Showell Circus and Hendon Close.

It is part of the council’s ongoing initiative, which has been going for seven years, where derelict sites are redeveloped to provide affordable housing.

The area once housed the Dale House residential home for older people but that closed and was subsequently demolished a number of years ago.

A previous application to built a block featuring 43 apartments was rejected by planners due to the size of the proposed new building.

But this plan for the terraced, two bedroom properties has been given the go-ahead

In the application, planning agents Architype said: “The site is currently vacant, following demolition of the former Dale House older persons home in 2008.

“It has remained vacant since the former residential home was demolished, as a fenced off area of grassland with some retained peripheral trees and shrubs.

“The site is identified as suitable for housing development, making effective use of a vacant site within a residential area.

“Planning records on the CWC website list a previous outline application prior to demolition of the former Dale House, proposing 43 flats for older people with associated communal facilities, which was refused due to scale.

“Wolverhampton Council wish to develop the site to provide nine new homes, together with associated car parking and landscaping.”

Planning officer Vijay Kaul said: “The site was previously a care home demolished a number of years ago.

“In November 2017, the Cabinet (Resources) Panel approved the proposal to re-develop this site under the Housing Revenue Account capital new build programme for the provision of affordable council housing to help meet the housing needs of residents in the city.

“The principle of residential development is acceptable.”