City of Wolverhampton Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for City Economy, Councillor Stephen Simkins, said: “This is an important step in delivering Brewers Yard for the City of Wolverhampton – one of the biggest game changing schemes in the region.
“In the coming years phase one will deliver top quality living at the heart of our city, with connectivity to state of the art transport facilities.
“It will have easy access to a re-invented city centre providing a great leisure and sporting offer, a vibrant public events programme, outstanding arts and culture offer, and a thriving commercial district with well paid jobs.
“The proposed relocation of our fleet services and meals on wheels operation will make them more efficient and the redevelopment of the Hickman Avenue site will provide a major uplift to the city’s wholesale market.
“It is all part of £4.4 billion of investment in the City of Wolverhampton that is also delivering jobs and opportunities for local people of all ages.”
Brewers Yard is part of a wider masterplan, which is being developed by Court Collaboration, the city’s development partner on the scheme.
Alex Neale, Managing Director of Court Collaboration, said: "We are really pleased to see the vision for Brewers Yard moving closer to reality. The submission of the outline planning application is the next major milestone for this game changing project and we're excited to be part of Wolverhampton's transformation plans, which look set to be bolstered by Levelling Up funding.”
Once all the land is unlocked for housing the completed scheme will see a mixture of houses and apartments, and new retail and commercial space.
The development will also sit just a few hundred metres from the city’s new transport Interchange, providing quick, direct access to Birmingham, London and Manchester.
