Plan to divide one of Wolverhampton's largest empty retail buildings into 5 smaller shops - Here's what we know
One of Wolverhampton's largest empty retail buildings could be divided into five smaller shop units under plans submitted to the city council.
Plans have been submitted to redevelop part of the five-storey former Sports Direct shop in Queen Street, which has been lying empty for more than four years.
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The building, previously occupied by Boots, was built in 1970 and received a major renovation in 2003. But it has been empty since the sportswear giant moved to new premises in the Mander Centre in 2021.
Opinder Singh Gulati has applied for permission to redevelop the ground floor of the building. He wants to remove the escalator connecting it to the upper floors, and divide the ground floor into four smaller units of about 5,000 sq ft each, and a fifth one of just over 3,000 sq ft.
