New play area to be built in Wolverhampton
A new play area will be built in Wolverhampton after funding was secured.
As part of a planning application to build 41 houses on the Rakegate estate in Oxley planners agreed to fund the renovation of grassland between St Anne's Road and Stafford Road.
That £2,500 funding has now been finalised.
The floral area will now be preserved and used for educational visits from nearby schoolchildren, while a play area will also be built.
Oxley councillor Ian Claymore welcomed the move and said: "This can only be described as a win-win situation.
"Once it's up and running the community - including pupils from primary and secondary schools - can use this facility.
"When you've got this in a residential area it makes a big difference."
The funding was approved at a policy committee meeting.
