Multi-million pound expansion plans were today unveiled for Dudley’s Merry Hill Shopping Centre – and could see the introduction of parking charges in as little as two years.

Bosses at the centre today revealed they had started working towards drawing up plans to include new shops, leisure facilities and houses.

Centre manager Lucas Ross said parking charges were a formal requirement of expanding the popular indoor shopping mall. “The expansion might not be immediate but it’s something we are currently working towards,” he said.

“If all goes well, hopefully it is only a couple of years away. Whether it is done all in one phase or a few smaller phases is hard to say.”

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