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Nicholls Fold, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton

Key Features

  • Freehold Parcel of land
  • Outline Planning Consent for Mix Use Development
  • Wolverhampton Council 25/003421/OUT - Granted 29th September 2025
  • Proposed 2x Retail Units & 4x Self Contained Flats (2 two beds and 2 one beds)
  • Wednesfield Town Centre Location
  • Available Private Treaty Basis

Description

A FREEHOLD parcel of land currently a car park located alongside Nicholls Fold, tot he rear of High Street, Wednesfield, benefiting from PLANNING CONSENT for MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT comprising TWO RETAIL UNITS and FOUR SELF CONTAINED FLATS (2x One Beds and 2x Two Beds) (City of Wolverhampton Council Application No. 25/003421/OUT - Granted 29th September 2025).

Location

The property occupies a convenient position within Wednesfield town centre, situated immediately to the rear of High Street and accessed from Nicholls Fold. The surrounding area comprises a mixture of retail, commercial, residential and community uses, with a wide range of shops, services and amenities available within easy walking distance.

Nicholls Fold connects with Alfred Squire Road and provides convenient access to the surrounding road network. Public transport facilities are readily accessible, with bus services available from nearby Church Street, whilst Wolverhampton railway station lies approximately 2 miles from the property.

Planning Consent

Outline Planning Permission was granted by the City of Wolverhampton Council on 29 September 2025, under application reference 25/00342/OUT, for a mixed-use development comprising two ground floor retail units together with two one-bedroom and two two-bedroom apartments arranged over the first and second floors.

Full planning documentation is available from the City of Wolverhampton Council Planning Portal by searching application reference, with copies also available from Cottons upon request.

Description

The property comprises an irregularly shaped, broadly tapering parcel of development land, presently laid predominantly to asphalt and formerly/currently utilised as a car parking area.

The site is accessed from Nicholls Fold and extends to approximately 346 sq m (3,724 sq ft), equivalent to approximately 0.085 acre.

Site area taken from the planning documentation and provided for identification purposes only. Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the precise site area and boundaries.

Accommodation of Planning Consent

The approved drawings provide the following proposed accommodation:

Retail Unit 1 - Ground Floor, 48 sq m (517 sq ft)
Retail Unit 2 -Ground Floor, 71 sq m (764 sq ft)
Flat 1 – 1 Bedroom, First Floor 48 sq m (517 sq ft)
Flat 2 – 2 Bedroom, First Floor 71 sq m (764 sq ft)
Flat 3 – 1 Bedroom, Second Floor 48 sq m (517 sq ft)
Flat 4 – 2 Bedroom, Second Floor 71 sq m (764 sq ft)

Total proposed accommodation 357 sq m (3,843 sq ft).

Availability

The property is offered on a private treaty basis. Offers are welcome to be submitted via or by telephoning the office.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-01

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 68% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Limited

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy188 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    248
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Wodensfield Primary School731 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    457
    Type
    Community school
  • St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy796 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    205
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wednesfield Technology Primary828 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Free schools
  • Wood End Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    221
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Wednesfield Academy811 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,025
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Heath Park0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,153
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Matthias School1 mileOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    805
    Type
    Community school
  • Pool Hayes Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,162
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,222
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Heron Wednesfield Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton81 metres
Sainsburys Wednesfield, Wolverhampton368 metres
Aldi Wednesfield Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton525 metres

GP surgery

Tudor Medical Centre1 mile

Pharmacy

Crest Pharmacy-Alfred Squire5 metres

Hospital

Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton799 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden102 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Willenhall Rail Station1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church Street35 metres

Typical drive times

Bilston9 min · 3.5 miles
Darlaston9 min · 4.3 miles
Willenhall6 min · 2.4 miles
Wolverhampton (city)7 min · 2.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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