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# Developers given the go-ahead to demolish former industrial buildings in Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/developers-given-the-go-ahead-to-demolish-former-industrial-buildings-in-lichfield/
- Published: 2021-11-01T09:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-31T20:43:43.000Z
- Description: Developers have been given the green light to demolish former industrial buildings in Lichfield.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Planning, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

![The former GKN site in Lichfield. Picture: Google Streetview](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gkn.jpg)

The former GKN site in Lichfield. Picture: Google Streetview

Developers have been given the green light to demolish former industrial buildings in Lichfield.

The former GKN site off Trent Valley Road has been empty for a number of years with the car park being used for the nearby railway station.

The buildings have also been [targeted by arsonists in recent years](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/investigators-confirm-fire-at-lichfield-industrial-unit-was-started-deliberately/).

An application had been submitted to Lichfield District Council for permission to knock down the buildings on the site.

A decision notice said prior approval was not required for the work, as long as a demolition management plan was submitted before any work began.

The site has [previously been highlighted as a potential location for a new Marks and Spencer Food Hall](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/marks-and-spencer-confirms-plan-to-open-new-food-store-on-former-industrial-site-in-lichfield/) and another unnamed retailer.

Full details of the demolition proposals are available on [the Lichfield District Council planning website](https://planning.lichfielddc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=R0AMILJEFQ800&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).