VIDEO: Pilot scheme modular homes land

City of Wolverhampton Council’s first council homes constructed totally offsite have been dropped into place at their permanent Fallings Park address.

The four two-bedroom modular houses were manufactured in Dublin, Ireland, by Extraspace Solutions, and transported and lifted into position on land off Cannock Road.

They are the first of their kind delivered by City of Wolverhampton Council in conjunction with Wolverhampton Homes, and the completed houses will be ready for handover on February 14.

The £600,000 pilot scheme started on site in November 2017 and is part of the council’s successful newbuild council housing programme on small sites. Watch video and read more...

Landscaping work starts on Bilston Urban Village

Work has started on landscaping the open areas of Bilston Urban Village.

The City of Wolverhampton Council project ties in with the Garden City concept commissioned by the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Up to 450 homes will be built by private developers on the former brownfield land, which will be connected by around 14 hectares of land designated for public open space and nature conservation.

idverde, who boast award-winning landscaping works such as Media City in Salford, and award-winning maintenance of prominent sites such as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in their portfolio, are carrying out the open space landscaping works, which are expected to be completed this summer. Read more...

February 1 |  Issue 65

University of Wolverhampton submit new plans for Springfield Campus

New plans have been submitted by the University of Wolverhampton for its School of Architecture and the Built Environment at its £100m Springfield Campus development.

A decision was taken to alter the scheme after pre-construction works on the historic site discovered structures of some of the original buildings were not viable so could not be incorporated into the plans.

Associated Architects has designed the new School which centres around the original clock tower building and combines it with a striking large new build element.

The new design aims to keep as much heritage as possible and add stunning new buildings which reflect the site’s historic industrial surroundings. Designers have worked closely with conservation specialists, planners and Historic England. Read more...

Canal & River Trust begin demolition on key city centre regeneration site

The Canal & River Trust is paving the way for the regeneration of part of City of Wolverhampton’s canalside by demolishing buildings on the former crane foundry site at Horseley Fields.

The charity, which cares for 2,000 miles of historic waterways in England and Wales, has started work to demolish two derelict buildings on the site.

Once the demolition works are completed the Trust hopes to attract a tenant to lease the land for a short period whilst ideas are developed for the regeneration of this area.

The Trust, working with the City of Wolverhampton Council and Homes England, has appointed Arcadis, a global design consultancy, to develop a masterplan for the wider Canalside Quarter South which includes land owned by the council and the Trust. Read more...