Ten new homes planned for disused land in Wolverhampton

Ultra Developments, acting on behalf of private applicants, is looking to build the semi-detached houses on ground at the rear of Rookery Road, Lanesfield.

If approved, the development will form a new cul-de-sac with the junction of Bayliss Avenue, which is adjacent. The application is a renewal of a previous successful planning bid, which has since expired.

In a statement from Wolverhampton-based property consultants First City Limited – representing Ultra developments – Chontell Buchanan said: “The development site consists of an existing smallholding which is largely disused.

“The 1.16 acre site, which has single ownership, is broadly square in shape and slopes upwards.

“Bayliss Avenue is approximately three miles south of Wolverhampton city centre, close to the junction of the A463 Black Country Route and the A4123 Birmingham New Road.

“There is a lot of other residential development in the area, mainly rows of other semi-detached properties near Bayliss Avenue.

“This site has been practically unused for many years, and together with the adjacent houses, this planning application will signal the start of a new era for the site and the area as a whole,” she added.

“It will provide much-needed housing in the area, which will be a welcome boost to the local property market.”

The proposed homes will all have a generous amount of amenity space and private parking for cars, motorycles and bicycles, as well as bin storage and secure boundary fencing.

“Bayliss Avenue is currently a narrow road with access off Rookery Road,” said the report. “It is our intention to comprehensively enhance the junction between Bayliss Avenue and Rookery Road to make access easier.

“This will also benefit the existing residents of Bayliss Avenue, and as the applicant also has sole ownership of a house in Rookery Road, we have the design flexibility to utilise some of the land associated with that property.

“As the area is largely residential, we feel that our designs fit well and even enhance the immediate surroundings.”

“Our aim is to provide high-quality, affordable residential units,” it added.

“Generally, the layout of new our cul-de-sac has a spacious feel to it with wide road and footpaths meeting the properties.

“Our proposed houses will be built in a similar architectural style and character to the other homes in the area, with attractive landscaping carried out on each one.”

Previous outline planning consent was granted for 16 dwellings in February 2016. The site is in close proximity to schools, shops, post offices, doctors, dentists, parks and pubs – all located within half-a-mile.

Council planning bosses will make a decision on the application in the near future.