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The major refurbishment of an historic Wolverhampton school which includes plans for a new primary school and sports hall have been given the green light.

City of Wolverhampton Council has approved a planning application for a new 630-space primary school at The Royal School in Penn Road, Wolverhampton.

The work also includes a two-storey extension to the main grade II-listed school building, a new sports hall, 104-space car park, a bigger design and technology (DT) block and refurbished dormitories.

New football pitches, an all-weather cricket wicket and an athletics track would all be built on the former St Luke’s Primary School site on the opposite side of Penn Road.

The work would be carried out in phases, the council’s decision notice said, with the new sports hall the

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