Last orders? Could this Darlaston pub be turned into flats?

The Springhead Tavern on Walsall Road, Darlaston, will be turned into eight flats under plans submitted to Walsall Council by Spooner Architects.

Developers say that a decline in custom at the pub means that turning it into flats would be the best option for the area. A statement attached to the plans reads: "The existing public house has declined in custom, and is no longer economical to run, to convert to residential accommodation provides for much-needed housing stock within the area.

"The existing rear garden would be retained, and the area to the south west would be used for car parking, refuse collection, and cycle stands."

Walsall Council has already started talks with owners of the derelict Boat pub to demolish it for redevelopment.