Former Wetherspoons pub in Walsall to be transformed into apartments as plans approved - here's when
Walsall Council has approved plans to convert a former Wetherspoons pub into seven one-bedroom studio apartments.
The Malthouse on New Road in Willenhall closed to customers in March 2023.
The Walsall Council approved plans, by applicant Menfor Group, include adding an extra storey to the existing building to provide four floors in total.
Three of them will have two apartments each and the top floor will have just one.
The plans show all of the apartments located in the ‘corner’ of the large L-shaped building.
The section of the premises within the prominent round façade of the pub facing New Road remains unaffected by the proposals and has been designated for retail use.
The rear of the building, which used to house the bar, seating area and customer toilets, has also been sectioned off in this planning application.
Agent Cr8 Architecture said that part of the building is earmarked for a future residential development.
The application is the second one submitted by Menfor Group. The first one was withdrawn by the applicant last year.
The recent plans originally proposed to develop the property into eight one-bedroom studio apartments but the approved plans now detail only seven.
The property was sold in 2024, having been put on the market welcoming offers in the region of £650,000. In its past the building was used as a cinema and bingo hall.
