Plans for Wetherspoon museum in pub get green light

A plan to transform a Wetherspoon pub in Wolverhampton into a museum for the company has been approved.

City of Wolverhampton Council planners granted permission for the £7m revamp of The Moon Under Water in Lichfield Street.

The redevelopment will see the pub chain establish its national heritage centre at the venue as well as convert the upper floors into a hotel.

The company said the hotel and museum could create about 50 jobs.

In January, the company submitted a revised planning application to expand the scheme.

The original plans were officially approved by City of Wolverhampton Council last year, but Wetherspoon submitted revisions that included an additional sixth floor set back from the front elevation of the building, to take the total number of hotel rooms to 90.

The Heritage Centre will also now occupy a larger area than originally planned, making use of the basement as well as the ground floor.

The building is opposite the Grand Theatre, which has had plans approved to expand into the former post office next door to develop a pop-up theatre.