Project
Bilston Market Redevelopment
Location
Bilston
Client
Wolverhampton City Council
Architect
Greig and Stephenson
Sector
Retail
Speller Metcalfe are carrying out enabling works on Bilston Outdoor market redevelopment, creating the slab foundation for the new £5.2 million market.
Following the traders’ temporary relocation, the site has undergone comprehensive surveys, asbestos remediation, mine investigation and grouting, and demolition of the existing market stalls and public toilet block.
Funded by UK Government, the redevelopment scheme is also part of the Bilston Health & Regeneration Programme (HaRP), with investment set to maximise the visibility of the market and improve the pedestrian access from the neighbouring Bus/Metro station.
Some of the existing structures have been demolished to make way for a new facility to suit current and future requirements, while reconfiguring the existing uses and enhancing the entrance’s focal points to the indoor market. There will also be a flexible multi-use events/market space created.
Other improvements will include a full package of new signage, a complete renewal of all trader car parks and provision of a new taxi drop-off and bike hub adjacent to the existing bus/ metro interchange, improved landscaping of public spaces, the introduction of new retail units and public toilets, and a taller canopy to cover the stalls.