£6.9m backing for Walsall town centre development by WMCA’s Collective Investment Fund
More than 100 new jobs will be created when a derelict piece of land in Walsall town centre is brought back into commercial use with a £6.9 million investment by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
Work on the plot in Littleton Street West will begin in January 2018 by Worcestershire developers Cordwell Property Group covering 35,000 square feet the site will house a 60 bedroom Travelodge hotel, a drive-through McDonald’s plus three retail units, creating up to 130 new full and part-time jobs.
Nolan Associates have been working with Cordwell Property Group for a number of years on this site and are excited about the potential design start in early 2018.
The overall cost of the scheme will be £7.5 million.