Planning permission has been granted to demolish the former Faces nightclub building as part of Wolverhampton’s City Learning Quarter scheme.<\/p>\n
Demolition of the building, on the corner of Garrick Street and Bilston Street, will begin next month. Some vacant council-owned buildings on St George\u2019s Parade will also be demolished.<\/p>\n
The demolition programme will enable more detailed ground investigations to take place ahead of a full planning application being submitted for the City Learning Quarter development.<\/p>\n
It will see City of Wolverhampton College relocate its Paget Road campus activities to the location and will also include the college\u2019s existing Metro One Campus, the council\u2019s Adult Education Service, and Central Library.<\/p>\n
The City Learning Quarter will also see investment in the buildings and public realm around them as part of the reimagining of Wolverhampton city centre, which is benefitting from \u00a31bn of investment.<\/p>\n
City of Wolverhampton Council’s director of regeneration Richard Lawrence said: “The City Learning Quarter will sit in a key city centre location and is part of how we are re-imagining our city centre.<\/p>\n
“It will provide a huge facelift to that area and bring in increased footfall to help boost the local economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working hard with City of Wolverhampton College to ensure we deliver an education hub that will enable education and skills providers, students and residents to flourish and grow together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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