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Pub could be demolished for Lidl car parking

Tim Page
BBC News, West Midlands
Google A pub building painted in grey, surrounded on three sides by a retail car park. "The Swan" is spelled out in black letters on the front of the building, and there is a gold, black and red Banks's Brewery sign outside.Google
The Swan has been closed since 2021

A Wolverhampton pub which closed four years ago could soon be flattened for car parking.

The Swan on Bilston High Street is surrounded on three sides by car parking for the neighbouring Lidl store and other retail units.

The supermarket has applied for permission to demolish the building, which the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) said was built in 1898.

Plans submitted to City of Wolverhampton Council this week show an extra 12 parking spaces would be created if permission were to be granted.

Camra's website said the former Banks's pub previously avoided demolition when the surrounding area was redeveloped in 1992, and finally closed its doors in October 2021.

The demolition plan is currently open for public consultation on the city council website.

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