Work to start on converting pub site into retirement complex

A former pub site is to be converted into a “socially affordable” retirement living complex.

Telford-based BuildFifty5 Living is about to start work to deliver the scheme in the centre of Dawley on the site of the Dun Cow Pub that closed in 2008 and was demolished in 2014.

The outline plans are for 39 units comprising one and two bedroom apartments.

“Delivering homes for all, breathing new life into derelict sites and generating vibrant and diverse communities is what we hope to achieve,” said Kieran Danby, director of BuildFifty5 Living.

“It’s a long time coming for a derelict piece of land the development of which has seen development stalled since the site was purchased 14 years ago.”

Work on site is due to start early 2023.