Mezzanine, garden centre and Tim Hortons drive-thru to transform Oldbury's old Toys R Us store
The former Toys R Us branch in Oldbury will be turned into a new B&M store and a Tim Hortons drive-thru restaurant.
The bargain shop and coffee chain will form part of the new 65,000 sq ft retail park development off Birchley Island.
The Oldbury Toys R Us site has stood empty for more than two years following the collapse of the international toy chain.
Sandwell Council has now approved plans from Hortons’ Estate to transform the site on Wolverhampton Road, which it is hoped will create jobs and attract investment to the town. The development will see the existing building divided and refurbished to create two new units.
Hortons’ has agreed lease terms with B&M for one of the units on the site, which will be a new 20,000 sq ft store that will include the development of a 5,000 sq ft external garden centre.
A second unit will comprise a retail facility of 20,750 sq ft, including a new mezzanine floor, and is currently under offer.
Hortons’ will also construct an extension to the existing building to create a further 16,000 sq ft unit, which is earmarked for leisure use.
Meanwhile Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons has committed to a lease of a new 2,800 sq ft standalone drive-thru restaurant that will be developed on the park.
