The demolition of factory buildings on a Lichfield site earmarked for a future retail development has almost been completed.
The former GKN factory at Trent Valley has been brought down in recent weeks.
Work will continue to remove rubble from the site which has been empty for a number of years.
The land has previously been earmarked as a potential location for a new Marks and Spencer Food Hall together with another unnamed food retailer.
However, the site has had a chequered past having been the scene of a major fire in 2017 after arsonists struck.
Let’s hope they don’t find the man buried in the pit ? Only Bound Brook people will know his location !!!
Earmarked for a food hall. I hope that’s true, but let’s get real, it will end up being a site for a relocated ALDI or will be for housing, if Cllr Pullen has anything to say about it.
More retail development for Lichfield whilst Burntwood continues to get absolutely nothing at all.
We need a retail park and not shopping outlets scattered around Lichfield,ie Eastern Avenue housing next to Iceland store,housing next to Waterose and now Trent Valley with Marks and Spencer.
Should focus attempts to attract M and S back to the city centre – give them the Debenhams building at reduced rates to increase footfall in the city centre. They would also have use of the multi story too. They could then use this cleared site to put a new leisure centre, doctors surgery and dentist to cope with the ridiculous amount of new housing being built.
LDC wouldn’t thank you @Kenny G for being innovative. lol!
@Kenny G That’s exactly what I would like to happen. Great suggestion!
As a former employee I wouldn’t fancy buying food from a shop built on this contaminated land surrounded by unsightly industrial buildings and a railway station ? It doesn’t look like an appetising sight for high class shopping
Meanwhile the former Lidl on eastern avenue rots away and traffic congestion increases on Trent valley road.
In reply to Grumpy old Man, the shop floor wouldn’t be laid directly onto the soil! Contractors are used to building on former industrial sites, as has already happened at the former Norgren site on Eastern Avenue, now home to Lidl, B&M, Iceland, etc and a small housing estate. Construction companies are well used to building on this type of site. And why would M&S not be suitable to be located next to a railway station? It’s an edge of town site and would have suitable parking…..I can’t see any issues. Better than leaving the place empty.
Sounds like a great idea Kenny G. I’m with you on this one.
I’ve been in touch with M&S and they’re not interested in opening a full service department store in Lichfield. It’s too small. They are looking to open a food hall though and said they hope to announce something soon. I’m guessing it will be on this site.
I welcome M&S food hall, will be good to have some shops this end of Lichfield.
Waitrose one end and M&S the other. Can’t wait