Updated plans for homes planned near to old halfway house pub in Wolverhampton
Amended plans for six new homes being built at the rear of a landmark former Wolverhampton pub building have been approved by the city council.
The application for the enclosed development of detached houses under construction behind the old Halfway House on Tettenhall Road, outside the city centre, was made by Paul Timmins of Alps Homes Ltd in Cheslyn Hay.
Updated drawings and plans to ensure the development is provided with satisfactory and sustainable means of drainage in order to reduce the risk of flooding were given the go-ahead this week.
The development consists of three-storey homes and three five-storey homes with separate double garages.
A statement issued alongside the application said: “The plan is to create an attractive, small-scale development which links to the nearby estate to form part of the existing neighbourhood and community. It will also include a public car park for 14 cars and a bicycle bay.
“In total, the site area – which is in the Tettenhall Road conservation area – is around 4,123 square metres in size and is situated on the Tettenhall Road and Paget Road junction. Vehicular access will be via a small private road off Paget Road.
“The houses will be two-storey, traditional homes comparable to the existing dwellings in the area which are mainly late Victorian and Edwardian era.
“Where reasonably practical, the existing trees, especially those along the Tettenhall Road site edge, shrubs and landscaped areas will be trimmed and retained as such,” added the statement.
“The layout of the site has been designed to fit the land to the rear of The Halfway House whilst providing a private cul-de-sac of dwellings and car park sympathetic to the existing dwellings on Paget Road, Tettenhall Road and Cranmore Road.”
Dating back to 1842, the Halfway House pub was used as a staging post between London and Holyhead before closing in 2008. It is now in use as a pharmacy and dental practice.
Plans to build nine new homes on the land in 2020 stalled after concerns were raised about a potential harm to wildlife, after evidence of foxes and badgers was found there.
