Supermarket giant is told it can demolish former Wolverhampton sausage factory to make way for a store and 17 new homes
A supermarket giant has been told it can demolish a well-known former abattoir and sausage factory, to make way for a new store and 17 new homes.
Lidl has been told it is free to demolish the F A Gill abattoir and sausage factory on the corner of Parkfield Road and Birmingham New Road in the Parkfield area of Wolverhampton.
Demolition work is due to start on November 1.
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However, the retailer is still waiting for a decision on a separate application to redevelop the three-acre site to include a 23,519 sq ft shop and 110 parking spaces for cars.
Seventeen new homes, ranging in size from one to four bedrooms, are also proposed.
Senior planning officer Andrew Johnson told Lidl's agent Molly Harris that the company did not require planning permission to start the demolition work.
The company claims the supermarket will create 40 new jobs, if permission is granted.
F A Gill, once owned by former Ludlow MP Christopher Gill, closed in 2023 after being taken over.
The developer said there was little risk to wildlife, and agreed not to carry out the work during the birds' mating season.
