Wavensmere Homes has submitted a full planning application to City of Wolverhampton Council for a £150m residential-led Canalside South development.
It wants to transform the 17.5-acre former industrial site in the city centre into a Glancy Nicholls Architects-designed 530-home development, with seven acres of green space and 14,400 sq ft of commercial space.
The site has been derelict for 15 years.
The waterfront development opportunity sits on the eastern edge of the city centre and is made up of the Canal & River Trust-owned former Crane Foundry site, and the council’s former British Steel site and land off Qualcast Road.
Wavensmere is proposing 378 two- and three-bedroom townhouses, designed to target an EPC A rating, and 145 one- and two-bedroom flats. Plans also include a building of 10 co-living units – each containing six bedrooms.
James Dickens, managing director of Wavensmere Homes, said: “These £150m plans introduce new green space, amenities and a range of different housing typologies to the city. This scheme is set to be the catalyst for a new wave of ambitious city living, which is vital to see the Wolverhampton pound spent locally.”
He added: “Our team has a strong history of regenerating vacant land in the Black Country and can confidently transform this site into a landmark development the whole region can be immensely proud of.”
Chris Burden, City of Wolverhampton Council cabinet member for city development, skills and jobs, said: “Redevelopment of this prime site would enable our residents to benefit from superb connectivity, amenities and health and wellbeing opportunities at this wonderful heritage location.
“Bringing life back to redundant sites along our canal network is critical to boosting footfall into Wolverhampton city centre and part of our brownfield first strategy, fulfilling a key objective of our Canalside Delivery Partnership with the Canal & River Trust.”
Wavensmere plans to future-proof the Canalside South site by installing electric-only heating systems. A range of technologies will be utilised across the development, consisting of air source heat pumps, solar panels and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. The plans also feature EV charging to each house or parking space, plus EV chargers for visitors.
The overall vision for the Wolverhampton Canalside masterplan is the delivery of around 1,000 homes to meet both the city and wider region’s housing needs, with sustainability and place-making at its heart.
Birmingham-headquartered Wavensmere Homes has 3,500 homes on site, or currently in planning.
Image © Glancy Nicholls Architects
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