Council's £107m plan to build 500 new homes

Plans to build council homes are set to receive £107m in funding.

Over the next five years, work being carried out by the City of Wolverhampton Council is expected to create about 500 new homes across the city.

The council's cabinet is due to discuss the investment as part of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan, which will then be reviewed at a full council meeting.

"We have major plans on site or planned across Wolverhampton, delivering better connected communities where people can enjoy brighter futures," said councillor Steve Evans.

He added: "Our ambitious housing capital programme and success in securing additional grant funding, shows our determination to provide local residents with new and better homes for affordable rent, while continuing to invest in existing housing stock and improving and redeveloping housing estates across the city."

Up until 2031, the plans include a £90m estate remodelling to continue the revamp of New Park Village and the replacement of outdated properties across the city.

Funding will also be made available for improvements to high rise estates as well as work to internally modernise properties, including empty homes.

Alongside the HRA capital funding, a £9m grant from Homes England and a further £19.7m as part of the council's portfolio partnership with Homes England, alongside £6.1m from the West Midlands Combined Authority's Social Housing Accelerator Fund will also be used for the housing scheme, the local authority has said.

The demolition of four maisonette blocks at New Park Village has been completed with construction under way to replace 205 outdated properties with 188 new two, three and four bedroom rental homes

The first bungalows on Longford Road are close to completion.

The first of 99 new energy efficient council bungalows have also replaced the post war prefabs on the Lincoln Green Estate in Bushbury.

Demolition of the ageing bungalows is set to take place across the estate on Alleston Road, Alleston Walk, Grosvenor Road, Grosvenor Crescent, Lincoln Green, School Lane, and Wood Lane.

The first phase will see 36 new bungalows built for the local community by summer 2026.

The Heath Town estate refurbishment managed by Wolverhampton Homes is due for completion in 2027.

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