St. George’s, Wolverhampton

St. George’s is a major strategic development site close to the centre of Wolverhampton located on the edge of the ring road at the junction of two roads A41 and A54.

St. George’s has been identified in the Wolverhampton City Centre Area Action Plan as a large mixed-use regeneration opportunity in the city centre that will contribute towards the policies and key drivers in the plan.

To create a new thriving community that acts as a catalyst to create an upward trajectory for the city of Wolverhampton. There is an aspiration to deliver over 400 homes.

The site is suitable for a range of uses. The Council would like to see an impressive, high-quality development and would welcome an urban perimeter block scheme that is outward looking, enhancing the frontage onto the ring road and the metro line at Bilston Street. The listed church must be retained, and a boulevard provided across the site along the route of the original Cleveland Road in order to maximise connectivity between the City Centre Shopping Core and future development opportunities to the southeast of the city centre, including the Royal Hospital site.

The site is the former Sainsbury’s supermarket along with associated parking located to the east of the city and is in the ownership of City of Wolverhampton Council. The Grade II-listed St. George’s Church is located on the site and is attached to the supermarket and has a previous use as the supermarket café. The church is to remain and be a focus of the development.

The tram network runs adjacent to the site with St. George’s tram stop located on Bilston Street to the North West of the site. The entrance to the Wulfrun Shopping Centre is to the west of the site which provides a link to the main shopping district.

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 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, Housing and Communities’ second headquarters.

With 10,000 new homes planned, the potential for another 1 million ft² 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.