Plans submitted to convert Walsall Leather Museum into special needs facility

The council is pressing ahead with proposals to relocate the museum’s collection and repurpose the historic building, despite public opposition.

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00:00Plans have now been submitted to convert Walsall's Leather Museum into special needs

00:05facilities for college students. The council says the museum's artefacts will be moved

00:10to another local building as part of regeneration. The Victorian site has housed the collection

00:16since 1988, but a petition to keep it there has gathered over 3,000 signatures. The council says

00:24government regeneration funding is already allocated for the conversion. Full planning

00:30permission is not required, but the application seeks a certificate of lawfulness. Walsall College

00:36supports the move citing outdoor space, nearby campuses and transport links. The council is

00:42due to decide next month.