Homes plan for former Willenhall school site
A former school site in Willenhall will be transformed into dozens of homes and the new headquarters of a national engineering firm.
Part of the old Little London buildings will be demolished to make way for a combination of business and residential use.
However, some of the front of the school, including the original entrance and clock tower, will be maintained as part of the proposals.
BE Wedge Holding want to create its new headquarters at the site.
The firm was founded almost 150 years ago in Willenhall by John Wedge.
The remainder of the site will then be sold on for residential purposes, with 30 houses.
Plans have been submitted to Walsall Council and will be considered by members of the planning committee or officers under delegated powers in the coming months.
There would be parking spaces for 60 vehicles to accommodate staff and visitors from the company.
The application lodged by agent Roger Evans said: "In recognition of the importance of the former school buildings setting within the town centre conservation area, its relationship with the open green frontage and avenue of trees to Stafford Street and the trees of the War Memorial site on the return frontage to Pinson Street.
"It was determined that the whole of the building onto Stafford Street and a large proportion of the return frontage to Pinson Road including the original entrance and clock tower would be retained for refurbishment and conversion."
Little London Junior School, Lakeside Junior School and Clothier Street Junior Schools, all closed in 2007 and merged into Fibbersley Park Primary, in Noose Lane.
The council previously revealed it was looking to sell off the sites in a bid to raise up to £3 million towards education in the borough.
All of them have attracted fly-tippers and anti-social behaviour over the years.
Walsall Housing Group and Galliford Try Partnerships are behind new proposals for 48 homes at the former Clothier Street site in Harry Perks Street.
More than half of the one-bedroom flats and two and three-bedroom houses would be for affordable rent on the land which is vacant after demolition.
It comes as new homes are being lined up for derelict locations across the borough.
There are also plans for around 40 homes on the old Brownhills Market site off Silver Street.
