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Proposals to transform a derelict brewery into a £100m education hub for construction and the built environment in Wolverhampton have been given the green light.The University of Wolverhampton submitted planning applications for the next phase of redevelopment at the former Springfield Brewery site in the city during the summer, which included the creation of a new School of Architecture and Built Environment at the site alongside the hub for the Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills.City of Wolverhampton Council has now approved the plans, meaning the next phase of the redevelopment of the 12-acre brownfield site near Wolverhampton city centre can move forward.The two new developments will sit alongside the West Midlands Construction University Technical College, which is due to open its doors soon.Once all three are open by September 2018, it will create a hub in construction, built environment and high value manufacturing education.The plans for the university’s School of Architecture and the Built Environment, designed by Atkins, form the largest phase of the redevelopment and will provide undergraduate, postgraduate, research and professional development courses.When completed in 2018, it will provide space initially for almost 800 students and 50 staff, with the number of students projected to rise to more than 1,200.