Cordwell appoints Stepnell for Walsall development scheme

Work is due to start next month and is due to be completed by the end of the year.

The West Midlands-based family-owned firm has been selected by developers Corwell Property Group for the mixed use site.

Wisemore Central will bring a 60-bed Travelodge hotel, two-storey McDonalds and a further 15,000 sq ft of leisure and shoping premises to the town, connecting the western quarter as part of a wider ‘community-spirited’ hub.

Also signed up are Explore Learning, GDK and Costa, with a further unit to let, and the scheme is expected to generate between 100 and 120 full- and part-time posts.

John Rawlinson, regional director for Stepnell, said: “We are delighted to be working with Cordwell to deliver this major mixed-use development.

"This important scheme will make a significant contribution to further regeneration in Walsall, and also enables Stepnell to provide community benefits including local job, training and apprenticeship opportunities and work for local suppliers.

“Appointing a local team helps ensure the deliverability of the scheme. We are all excited to be working on a project which will create valuable facilities for both residents and visitors, bringing more people into the town centre and contributing to the area’s prosperity by giving rise to a wide range of employment and training opportunities locally.”

The development will fit in with the £400 million ‘Gigaport’ scheme, The Office Corridor, with the potential over time, to create up to 3,200 jobs, retain and attract new commercial enterprises to the town.

Working on the Wisemore scheme with Stepnell with be artchitects Corstorphine & Wright, engineers Nolan Associates, quantitiy surveyors RPS, project managers Rose Project Services and property agents Wright Silverwood.