Temporary car park on development site opens

A temporary car park on the strategic town centre development site at the South end of Bromsgrove’s High Street is now open.

The new pay and display spaces will extend the existing Hanover Street car park until the entire site including the adjacent George House is developed into brand new town centre space.

George House was acquired by the District Council this month in a bid to extend the size of any potential development site to a larger area suitable for comprehensive development and opportunities to improve the public realm.

Bromsgrove District Council Leader Cllr Roger Hollingworth said: “With the purchase of George House officers have been instructed to put together plans for development of that whole site. Obviously this will take a little time, but in the meantime there are some convenient parking spaces instead of an empty space.

“Design ideas at this early stage include bringing the shops on Worcester Road truly into the town centre, adding some extra town centre housing, the creation of a public space with a water feature from a reshaped Spadesbourne Brook, and more. With the potential development area now also able to incorporate the George House site, the options are much better.”