Planning consent has been granted for the redevelopment of a former office building in the Black Country that will create new industrial accommodation for small businesses.
Birmingham-based Hortons' Estate is behind the project to convert the vacant Wellington House in Bean Road, Coseley, into eight double-height small industrial units.
The redevelopment will retain the mass and height of the existing building, which will be hollowed out and subdivided at ground and first floor levels, before being refitted and reclad to deliver smaller, individual workshops.
The units will feature roller shutters and shared service yard space and parking. Work is expected to start on the redevelopment in April, with the units programmed for completion by the autumn.
James Slater, head of building surveying and development at Hortons' Estate, said: "The redevelopment of Wellington House provides an exciting opportunity to bring new life to a vacant building in a sought after location.
"We will be retaining the building's concrete structure as part of the project which will not only deliver environmental benefits but enable us to create eight modern, small business units.
"It will serve a demand for accommodation of this size within the local area and has the potential to generate new employment, business and economic growth opportunities."
Wellington House is part of the multi-let Wellington Industrial Estate which covers more than 750,000 sq ft.
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