Plans to move council vehicles to new home

Council vehicles such as bin lorries and gritters could be moved to a new home under plans to demolish an industrial site.

City of Wolverhampton Council wants to relocate its fleet from its current Culwell Street depot to a purpose-built base on Hickman Avenue.

If approved, demolition of existing units could start in winter and construction work could start in early 2026.

Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal said the application was a "critical step" in regenerating the site through the Brewers Yard scheme.

The Hickman Avenue depot would house vehicles such as bin lorries, works vans, street-cleaning vehicles and school minibuses.

The council added the relocation and redevelopment works would lead to hundreds of construction jobs and help reduce its carbon footprint.

The site would also house its taxi licensing facility, a spokesperson added.

Gakhal said: "The Hickman Avenue redevelopment will ultimately ensure the sustainability of essential frontline services by consolidating, rationalising and optimising our operations.

"It will lead to reduced energy costs and asset maintenance and support the transition of the council's combustion engine fleet to EV."

Separate planning approval is already in place to demolish buildings at Culwell Street and improve brownfield land earmarked for the Brewers Yard scheme, which is set to deliver hundreds of new homes, alongside retail and commercial space.

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