00:00A decision is due on whether a long-closed pub in Wolverhampton can reopen as an Indian
00:06bar and grill.
00:08Councilors will consider revised plans for the former Royal Oak in New Street Portobello
00:12after a ruling was deferred.
00:15Officers discovered part of the building had already been converted into flats without
00:19permission.
00:20The amended application proposes reopening the pub with three one-bedroom flats on the
00:26first floor.
00:28The site has been empty since 2022, attracting vandalism, vermin and fly-tipping.
00:34Planning officers recommend approval, saying the scheme is compliant and would bring a locally
00:39listed community building back into use once approved unanimously.
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