Regeneration of Tap Works site part of housing plans

PLANS to convert the former Tap Works factory in Wolverhampton into a housing estate are moving forward after developers were invited to submit expressions of interest within a fortnight.

It is one of three derelict sites that the City of Wolverhampton Council is wanting to build more than 100 homes on, and represents a small part of its regeneration plans that aims to build 10,000 homes in the next 10 years.

Lesley Roberts, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s strategic director for housing, said the project would be “a major boost” to the Low Hill area.

The council has secured a Local Development Order meaning the preferred development partner will only have to submit full details of the proposed new homes to the council for approval.

Work could start on site as early as this autumn, with a view to the council units being completed within two years, followed by completion of the private housing.

The former Armitage Shanks Tap Works factory in Low Hill closed in 2007 and has since been demolished.

The council hopes to appoint a development partner in the summer to build a mix of high-quality council and private homes on the site, as well as on land on the nearby Fifth Avenue and Broome Road.

The scheme will comprise a mixture of one, two and four bedroom properties including flats, houses and bungalows.

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