Plan for new Lidl store and homes submitted

The supermarket firm announced its plans for the new store in April

A plan to build a supermarket and homes on the site of a former abattoir in Wolverhampton has been formally submitted.

Lidl wants to build a new store and up to 17 new homes on the site of the former Gills sausage factory off Parkfield Road.

The former meat wholesaler's factory would be demolished to make way for the supermarket and a 110-space car park. FA Gills was sold in 2023 and operations at the site ceased.

The supermarket would create 40 new jobs, according to the plans submitted to the city council following a public consultation.

The supermarket said it planned to build a mix of up to 17 one-to-four-bed homes.

"The development will bring a vacant parcel of brownfield land into active use, remediate the site, provide local job opportunities, affordable housing and bring inward investment to the area," planning documents said.

"The new food store will provide a fit-for-purpose facility for Lidl with a contemporary, well-designed approach which is environmentally sound.

"The provision of up to 17 dwellings will provide affordable and family housing in a residential area and sustainable location."

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.