Wolverhampton: Supermarket regeneration plan takes a step forward
The development is expected to take about two and a half years to complete, with the site ready by spring 2029.
The former Sainsbury's at St George's closed in 2014 when a new £60m supermarket opened half a mile away in Raglan Street.The council bought the freehold for the St George's site in 2016 but it was deemed "surplus to requirements'" in a cabinet report in 2023, alongside a request for potential bids from developers.Sainsbury's lease on the site expired in March which returned the ownership and responsibility of the site back, and the management of the car park's lease, to the local authority.Capital&Centric has been working with City of Wolverhampton Council on designs to turn the five-acres of land at St George's into a new neighbourhood.It will feature shops, workspaces and commercial space and would link to the £61m City Learning Quarter which is set to open this autumn.
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