Plans in for £65m city centre regeneration scheme

A formal application has been submitted for a £65m project to construct 370 homes in Wolverhampton’s historic Canalside Quarter. The proposal directed by North West-based Placefirst would be located close to the the new £150m transport Interchange on land off Lower Horseley Fields in the city centre. The scheme has been designed by architecture practice jmarchitects. If backed by the city council, the development would deliver the first phase of a canal side community as part of a major regeneration project in the area, providing a mix of townhouses and new build apartments across five acres of brownfield land. Placefirst has worked with the City of Wolverhampton Council and undertook an online public consultation ahead of submission.Discussions have also taken place with the Canal and River Trust and West Midlands Combined Authority. WSP is acting as planning consultant.