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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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- 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
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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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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