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Six-home plan submitted for land next to Bilston church
Plans to build six homes next to a church in Bilston, Wolverhampton have been submitted to Architecture have applied to City of Wolverhampton Council to build the properties on land next to Stowlawn Methodist Church. Planning documents show the development will feature six three-bed planners have already backed development on the plot in principle, including the conversion of the church, which is no longer in operation.
The properties will be oriented in three semi-detached pairs, with car parking and green spaces created on the plot. Since it stopped as a working church, the building has been sold to a developer who wants to turn it into a furniture shop, which would be in addition to the latest project plan the council is considering. In a planning statement, the architects said the homes would be "sustainably designed and located to support the economy".Council officers will now review the designs, before deciding to approve or reject the plans.
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