Work starts on ‘garden city’ creating 450 homes in Bilston
Work to transform Bilston Urban Village into a green oasis has started.
Company idverde has begun landscaping works for the ‘garden city’, expected to be completed this summer.
Up to 450 homes are to be built on the former brownfield site which will be connected by 14 hectares of land for public open space and a nature conservation.
Councillor John Reynolds, Wolverhampton council’s cabinet member for city economy, said: “This is a major milestone for Bilston Urban Village.
"People are already moving into the first of up to 450 new homes.
"The open space strategy will see idverde deliver a green environment for the community to enjoy.”
The council project ties in with the garden city concept commissioned by the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership.
It is the latest major project planned in and around Wolverhampton.
Staggering sums of cash have been proposed to create several projects in the city bringing new homes and businesses.
Restaurants, cafes, bars and outdoor events areas also feature in the ambitious plans to transform the city's canalside.
The new vision for waterside living in the heart of the city was revealed at an event in Cannes last year, with council bosses looking to showcase their ideas.
Around 600 homes would be built on the land close to the railway line and along the Birmingham Canal Old Main Line in the Cornhill area.
Restaurants, homes and open spaces line the waterway, which currently houses a converted mill as well as blocks of flats.
New offices and workspaces as well as a new marina development and even the building of a micro-brewery are also being considered as part of the plans.
And old homes on the Heath Town estate are being demolished and cleared ready for a multi-million pound development.
More than 300 homes will be built as part of the scheme
