Derelict land in Walsall to be transformed once plans approved

Lovell Homes has been lined up to build 252 properties on the site of an old steelworks in Walsall.

Caparo Steelworks, Lovell Homes, WMCA

The housebuilding arm of Morgan Sindall is teaming up with Walsall Housing Group (WHG) to deliver the homes on the 16.5-acre brownfield site (pictured), which was owned by the Caparo group and has lain empty for more than a decade.

WHG owns and operates around 21,000 homes in the West Midlands.

Plans for the development have been in the works for several years. Funding to kick-start the scheme was provided by Birmingham-based investment group Frontier Development Capital.

Work to remediate the site is being supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Around 70% of the development will be private homes for sale and rent, with the remaining units deemed affordable, including some for shared ownership and affordable rent.

A reserved matters planning application for the scheme has been submitted, with a decision expected in the summer.

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