£176m Bilston Urban Village takes another step forward
Plans have been submitted for the first new homes at the £176 million Bilston Urban Village development.
Kier will build 78 homes on land off Carder Crescent.
A planning application for the scheme has now been lodged with Wolverhampton council.
In total, 500 homes will be build on the land.
Once completed, the site, located to the south of the Bert Williams Leisure Centre and Black Country Route, will include extensive areas of open space, footpaths and a water feature.
New food and drink outlets are set to be built opposite the leisure centre on Nettlefolds Way as part of plans to regenerate the town and the city as a whole.
The housing development forms part of the wider urban village project, which will also see a new pedestrian link created to link the town centre together with the new residential area.
Deputy council leader, Councillor Peter Bilson, said: "It is great to see advanced works progressing on the project.
"The scheme is moving forward and the prospect of Kier starting work in the new year is hugely encouraging.
"The urban village will be a key part of the wider regeneration of the city, bringing new homes, new jobs and more investment.
"It demonstrates our commitment to Bilston and ensures it will continue to be a thriving area."
The first phase of Bilston Urban Village has seen the building of the Bert Williams Leisure Centre and South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy.
Wolverhampton City Council and the Homes and Communities Agency are investing £7.5m towards the urban village, with private investment making up the rest of the cash.
The project has already seen the demolition of derelict buildings on Bilston High Street which will enable further new developments and the completion of a pedestrian link from the town centre to the Bert Williams leisure centre and other new facilities
The new pedestrian link will be surrounded by a temporary landscaped open space just off the High Street.
Plans for the High Street link were approved in 2010 and the buildings were compulsory purchased by the city council.
The full urban village proposals were unveiled in March last year.
Plans also include the removal of the former railway embankment between Coseley Road and South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy and new road junctions in Coseley Road and Highfields Road.
