Flats plan for former Wednesfield garage site left empty since 2018
A new apartment block is to be built on their site of a former Wolverhampton garage.
Wolverhampton Council planners have given the go-ahead to a proposal put forward by Surinder Bains to create 10 apartments on the old Redhead Motors site in Rookery Street, in Wednesfield.
The land has been vacant since 2018 when the old garage building was demolished and the area levelled.
The new two-storey block will feature six one-bedroom and four two-bedroom apartments once the work is completed.
Agents Integrated Designs said: “The site is within walking distance of shops to the east on High Street and the Sainsbury’s Retail Complex off Rookery Street.
“The site being a former garage which enjoys an open site mainly surrounded in hard standing area and the previous single storey building was demolished in 2018. It has been levelled with hardcore and left vacant since.
“Residential development is considered to be an appropriate and sustainable use of the proposed site, as the site is sustainably located being served by local schools, Wednesfield town centre shops and other facilities within walking distance.
“The site benefits from its proximity to public transport provided by bus and train services operating in the vicinity.
“The development will provide residential apartments in a highly sustainable location without overburdening the existing infrastructure and local facilities.
“The aim of the development is to implement the potential of the site to create a more respectful and harmonious appearance to Rookery Street.”
In the reasons given for granting approval, planners said: “This is an appropriate infill development, providing an active street frontage that will enhance the local area through appropriate design and scale as well as provide additional living accommodation to support the local need.
“The site has been carefully designed to respond to the canal giving the future residents amenity views of the canal as well as improving the setting of the canal by filling in this noticeable gap along Rookery Street.”
