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Former Wolverhampton nightclub to become apartments

Plans to convert a well-known former nightclub into apartments have been approved by Wolverhampton council.

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Legends Nite Club, in Oxley Street, will be transformed into 34 studio apartments under plans submitted by NB Building Design Services Birmingham. The club has been closed for several years.

Under the plans the main facade will remain unaltered, except for the addition of extra windows. Most of the work to be carried out is internal, the planning application says.

St Peter's ward Councillor Tersaim Singh welcomed the news.

The site had been vacant for a number of years, he said, and had become a dumping ground for litter.

The Labour councillor said: "If it can be turned into something useful I welcome that.

"We could do with more and more houses, and some people prefer studio flats.

"Apartments close to the city will be popular, it is walking distance to the city and for professional people it will be convenient for them."

The site is also close to the university, Asda supermarket and Molineux.

In the planning decision, officer Jenny Davies says: "The conversion of this derelict building to residential use would bring an unsightly and untidy site back into use and significantly improve the visual amenity of the area and is in accordance with the development plan."

As part of the approval a traffic regulation order to restrict parking at the access point on to Oxley Street must be submitted to the highways authority before the development can start. Site work will only be allowed to take place between 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday, and 8am until 1pm on Saturdays.

Ms Davies' decision report also says the developers will have to have an energy assessment carried out, demonstrating how the development will incorporate generation of energy from renewable sources sufficient to off-set at least 10 per cent of the residual energy demand of the development.

The developers will have to pay a public open space contribution as part of a Section 106 agreement, estimated to be about £51,855. Section 106 agreements see developers provide a set amount as part of their planning permission to pay for projects that benefit the community.

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