Plans lodged for multi-million-pound health and wellbeing hub

An outline planning application for the multi-million-pound Bilston health and well-being facility has been submitted by Wolverhampton council.

The scheme was approved in July following a public consultation, which outlined designs and funding from the £20m Government grant the council secured for its Bilston Health & Regeneration Programme in March.

Planners will now consider the proposal to develop the facility on the council-owned vacant site, adjacent to the WV Active Bilston-Bert Williams leisure centre and Bilston Urban Village medical centre.

The centre is set to support around 18,000 residents through integrating and transforming community services next to public space and Bilston’s public transport hub.

Councillor Stephen Simkins, City of Wolverhampton Council Acting Leader and Cabinet Member for Inclusive City Economy said: “This new facility will provide invaluable health and wellbeing services for the local community.

“The feedback we have had from stakeholders, including residents, has been hugely positive and their input has been invaluable in developing plans for what will be an important community asset.

“The facility will be located where it can benefit the community the most, right in the centre, making it highly accessible and underpinned by investment in high-quality public realm and connectivity.

“We want our traditional local centres to flourish, and this scheme builds substantially on the investment already made in Bilston in recent years.”