Go-ahead for student flats above betting shop in Wolverhampton city centre
Vacant floorspace above a betting shop in Wolverhampton city centre is to be converted into accommodation exclusively for students, planners have agreed.
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The six apartments will occupy both upper floors over Paddy Power in Princess Street.
The historic building, which occupies a prominent corner location, was originally the Talbot Hotel for many years before becoming Seamus O’Donnell’s pub in 2001.
The pub closed in 2008 and reopened for business as a bookmakers on the ground floor in 2010.
Both upper floors were previously used as two residential flats but have been empty for some time.
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