£21 million plans lodged for former Wolverhampton bus depot site
A planning application for the regeneration of the former bus depot site in Cleveland Road, Wolverhampton, has been lodged.
The £21 million scheme designed by award-winning architects BPN is intended to bring new life to the area and allow the old Wolverhampton Royal Hospital to become a significant city landmark again.
The hospital’s classical period style will become a major feature, fronting a new public open space. The proposed new buildings have been carefully designed in a clean modern style, to allow the elevations to stand the test of time and continually enhance the period architecture of the much-admired hospital building.
The plan submitted by developer Jessup is a mixed-use scheme consisting of 74 apartments and 18 houses to be offered for sale. There is also a YMCA building including retail space, a training and office area, plus a day nursery. It will offer day care and education for up to 120 children aged from birth to five years, plus accommodation for young people working and studying in the city.
Homes England, the Government agency formally known as The Homes and Communities Agency had made the development possible by buying the site and carrying out extensive reclamation including the demolition of the former bus depot, to make way for new homes closed to the Metro system and the city centre.
Clive Jessup, managing dirrector of Cannock-based Jessup Brothers, said: “We are delighted to have been chosen to deliver this quality scheme. We are confident we can deliver a development that will lead to a revitalisation of this important area and preserve the integrity of the old Royal Hospital.
"Previous experience of this type of scheme has demonstrated to us that it will act as a catalyst for further progressive development in the area.”
