A ROW of shops synonymous with anti-social behaviour could be demolished to make way for affordable flats and houses, if plans are approved this week.

The shops on both sides of Rose Avenue in Tolladine, most of which are empty and boarded up, would be replaced with nine homes and sixteen apartments as well as space for two shops and a takeaway.

Fortis Living, who is behind the transformation, wants to revitalise the area after the rundown shops have become a breeding ground for anti-social behaviour.

Of the flats and apartments, five would be shared ownership and the remaining 20 would be built for available for rent at an affordable price.

A nearby children's play area - which has also seen many reports of drinking and drug taking by youths and warnings from police - would also be demolished to way make for the homes and not replaced.

Fortis said the building would be phased to allow for the remaining shops to stay open for business - meaning the shops will move into the empty buildings over the road until the new buildings are completed.

The development also includes two bungalows, each with two car parking spaces. Each house would also have two car parking spaces and each one bedroom apartment would get a car parking space.

The city council's planning committee meets on Thursday (October 18) at the Guildhall.