City Centre West

City Centre West is a 5 hectare site linking School Street and Darlington Street in the City Centre. The Wolverhampton City Centre Local Plan Area Action Plan (AAP), adopted in 2016, identifies the site as the largest development and regeneration opportunity in the City Centre with the potential to create a new district for the city through high-quality mixed-use development.

The development sits to the West of the city with excellent connections to local transport links to the wider region and particularly into Birmingham City Centre.

It offers an opportunity for a new quarter of the City to introduce a number of uses and provide a food and beverage offer for those visiting the City for cultural
and sporting events.

Sitting within walking distance to the The Halls and the Wolverhampton Football Club stadium, this area can become a vibrant, energetic part of town.

The Council has identified a development partner to provide the revenue, resources and expertise to unlock the potential and bring forward the regeneration of City Centre West.

High Quality Mixed Use Development:
A residential led scheme that will include a mix of tenures across the development. Ground floor uses that will allow a mix of retail and food and beverage to activate spaces and bring footfall. The potential for leisure use as a later phase.

Potential continuation of the retail market:
The scheme benefits from existing outdoor public realm that can be utilised to draw people into the area and start to create the destination. The retail offer will be distinct from the centre, offering a more diverse style of retail and amenity that will serve the new residents.

Accessibility and legibility of the area:
The location provides for a well connected development both back into the City and into the wider area. Enhanced public realm and legible connections across the site will allow natural footfall and permeability.

Enhanced public realm:
Creating new green spaces for residents and the public to dwell. Enhancing the existing public realm to allow for a larger public space that can be used for events throughout the year.

Why invest in Wolverhampton?

Wolverhampton has been backed by the UK Government in February’s Levelling Up White Paper to continue to deliver even more ambitious regeneration projects across the city. This is a strong endorsement of the work of the City of Wolverhampton Council who have an impressive track record of delivery in partnership with a range of public and private sector organisations.

With £4.4 billion worth of investment on site or planned, the face of our city is changing through the creation of a wealth of attractive opportunities for developers and investors. Prime examples of this collaborative working are the award-winning £1 billion i54 business park, the £150 million Interchange transport hub, the £17.5 million National Brownfield Institute at the University of Wolverhampton’s Springfield Campus and the

£16 million construction of the i9 office complex – now home to the Department for Levelling Up, Homes and Communities’ second headquarters.

With 10,000 new homes planned, the potential for another 1 million square foot of office space, opportunities in retail, leisure and hospitality and an enviable portfolio of heritage buildings, Wolverhampton is a prime location for investment in the heart of the UK.

Insight for investors

• Type of investment sought: Third-party development partner
• Target investor(s):  Third-party development partner with an extensive track record of commercial, residential, and mixed-use development required
• Value: £150m GDV
• Site Size: 5 hectare
• Jobs: 418
• Timescale: Current opportunity
• Delivery timescale: Immediate
• Planning status: Hybrid planning application, being prepared to include a detailed application for Phase 1 and an Outline application for the remainder of the site