New shops and flats plan for fatal shooting pub site in Wolverhampton
Plans to redevelop a former pub in Wolverhampton that had a reputation for antisocial behaviour and was also the scene of a fatal shooting have been submitted to council bosses.
Father-of-two Luke Harris was gunned down at The Bagot Arms in Newhampton Road West, Whitmore Reans, in March 2008. The pub had a longstanding history of being a hotbed of criminal activity and disturbances, closing immediately after the shooting. It has remained vacant ever since.
Developers Poplars MP are now seeking planning permission to turn the building into eight small retail units on the ground floor, with three flats above and a new enclosed car park to the rear.
A statement from ACP Architects, acting on behalf of the company, said: ”
