£10m contract for homes on former pub site awarded

A near-£10m contract for new homes on the site of a former pub in Wolverhampton has been awarded.

Keon Homes is to build where the Duke of York stood on the corner of Wednesfield Road and Inkerman Street in Heath Town.

A mix of 32 one and two-bed flats and two four-bed homes will be constructed, after City of Wolverhampton Council awarded the contract, and work will start by the end of the month.

Last year's planning application for the site of the former pub, which had been demolished in 2010, was the latest part of a £120m regeneration plan for the Wolverhampton estate.

The council said the plans for the site of the former Duke of York form the second phase of its regeneration work in Heath Town, which includes 120 new homes.

The first phase of the work in the area saw 40 new council homes built in Hobgate Road and Chervil Rise.

Several old and empty buildings have been demolished in Heath Town as part of the £120m work and a number of existing residential blocks have been refurbished in recent years.

The council awarded the £9.3m contract to build off Wednesfield Road to developer Keon Homes, after granting planning permission for work nearly 12 months ago.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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