Walsall Council’s planning committee has approved plans to build 263 homes on the former Elkington Works/Cerro EMS site in Blakenall, which has lain derelict for more than a decade.
New homes to be built on derelict space next to Goscote lane
Taylor Wimpey will build 263 homes on the 22-acre brownfield site in Goscote Lane, at least a quarter of which will be affordable homes. The developer will also create a public play area and landscaping.
The site was the former home of Elkington Copper Refiners, which operated there from the 1860s until the mid 1980s. Part of the site was used by Cerro EMS until about 2008, after which it has stood empty.
Brownhills is to get a new civic square, which will host events and seasonal market stalls. The square will be built on land next to Kwik Fit, in the High Street, which has lain vacant for more than 50 years.
As well as play areas, seating, bicycle stands and lighting, the square will also have a mounting point for a community Christmas tree.
New Town Houses By Walsall Art Gallery
A “pocket park” and 15 town houses are to be built on land near the Walsall New Art Gallery. Developer Urban Splash received a grant of £700,000 from the West Midlands Combined Authority to bring forward the development. Once completed, Walsall will be “gifted” two new areas of open space.
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