100 jobs on the way as approval given to £6m Wolverhampton warehouse
Around 100 new jobs will be created in Wolverhampton after a multi-million pound investment in the city.
A vacant site in Wednesfield will be transformed into a £6.2 million warehouse after members of Wolverhampton Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed the plans.
The ‘eyesore’ land on Neachells Lane, off Well Lane, will now create around 100 new jobs in the city after property developers Barberry Ltd, which has offices in Birmingham, took on the site.
The site formerly housed the premises of BASF Coatings Ltd, which closed in 1997 and was later demolished.
The land has remained vacant and has become overgrown with weeds and bushes.
Resubmitted plans
Plans were initially submitted by Barberry in September last year but were rejected by councillors after residents on nearby Bolton Road and Neachells Lane raised concerns over noise and loss of daylight.
The company then revised the plans for the 55,000 sq ft site which would see them install greenery and trees to reduce the visual impact on residents, while a noise survey found that neighbouring properties will not be badly impacted on.
The group will also fit an ‘acoustic barrier’ outside the service yard and restrict daily delivery hours to between 6am and 11pm, meaning that the plans were approved on the second time of asking.
Council Tory leader Wendy Thompson, said: “This is good news for Wolverhampton, it’s excellent news about 100 jobs coming in and I do think consideration has been given to residents that live nearby.
"This has been a very appropriately thought out scheme, so it's nice to be able to say something good to regards to a planning application."
Spokesman for Barberry, John Robinson said: "This will assist in stimulating further economic growth in Wolverhampton.
"Barberry are investing £6 million into this scheme, into Wolverhampton, as part of its development programme in the Midlands, building on the firm's success on developing and building warehouse properties.
"This will generate economic growth for Wolverhampton and it's estimated to create an additional 100 new jobs."
