Plans to build six new homes next to Bilston church and primary school approved
A move to build new homes next to a Bilston primary school has been approved by council planners.
City of Wolverhampton Council has approved a planning application to build six homes on the corner of Green Park Drive and Green Park Avenue in Bilston.
Six three-bed homes would be built on the land sandwiched between Stowlawn Methodist Church and Stowlawn Primary School as well as 10 parking spaces.
The 60-year-old Methodist church closed in 2016 as a result of dwindling numbers and funds and was later put up for sale. A planning application to convert the building into a furniture storeroom was put forward in 2024 but has not been decided by City of Wolverhampton Council.
A statement included with the application said: “Following various exchanges with the local planning authority regarding the conversion of the adjacent church and a residential development on the proposed site, we now concentrate on the adjacent site as the church has been sold.
